Don't We All Have the Right
"Don't We All Have the Right" is a song written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1970 and featured on his album, "Trip in the Country", released as a double A-side with "South." It was later recorded by Ricky Van Shelton. It was first the b-side to his second single "Crime of Passion" before it served as the fifth and last single released from his debut album, "Wild-Eyed Dream" in 1988. The song was Shelton's 3rd #1 hit on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country  Songs) chart as well as his third consecutive #1. Content. The narrator finds out he's wrong when he thinks his lover will return after leaving him. Chart performance. "Don't We All Have the Right" reached #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and on The Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. His second single to do so.