Jagged Edge - Respect Lyrics

Oh, woah, oh
Oh, woah, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, woah, oh
Oh, woah

I respect a man raisin' his kids all on his own
I respect a man who makes sure he takes care of home
You gotta respect a man with good judgment, uh
'Cause I'll be damned if someone's takin' care of my kids
And I respect a man who treats his woman like a queen
I know you're not perfect, you ain't gotta be so mean
No matter how strong she is for a woman
A man should never attempt to lay his hands on her

There's more to life than what happens on your block (on your block)
Just treat your women right and hold 'em at the top (at the top)
Gotta raise these kids and teach 'em, never don't ya stop (don't stop)
You ain't no man to me if you let your family starve (woah, woah, woah)

Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (don't hit your women)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children
And I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (oh, yeah, oh, yeah)
Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (no, no)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children
And I just wanna take care of my family (now)
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (ooh, ooh)

I respect the type of girl that tries to love a man
With many flaws and broken laws, but still, he stands
The kinda girl who turns a boy into a man
The kinda girl who turns a flop into a plan
No respect for those who walk through life just askin' you
What you can do for them, but still, they hate on you
It don't take no man to make that, baby
But, yes, it takes a man to raise that baby

There's more to life than what happens on your block (yeah)
Just treat your women right and hold 'em at the top (girl, don't you stop, no)
Gotta raise these kids and teach 'em, never don't ya stop (never)
You ain't no man to me if you let your family starve (woah, oh, yeah, yeah)

Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (no, I don't, no, no, no)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children (no, no)
And I just wanna take care of my family (ooh, woah)
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (never told you, no, no)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children
(Gotta be changin' the ways, the ways that we do things)
And I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (yes, it does, no)

Fellas, we gotta make a change (gotta make a change, fellas)
In the way that we treat our women and our children, yes, we do (yes, we do)
Hope that there's a better day (woo)
Look ahead to the sky
If you want a change, need a change (need a change, yeah)
See, all that money don't (woo), it don't really mean a thing (see the money, money)
If you can't show some love to the ones connected by your blood (it don't mean a thing)
'Cause in the end, all that matters is your wife and your kids, oh, oh ,yeah

Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (yeah, yeah)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children (oh, woah)
And I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (for my, my kids, no)
Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women (how can you respect yourself)
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children (if you don't show your kids no love?)
And I just wanna take care of my family (woah, woah, oh)
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing (I know, I know, I know)

Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children
And I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing
Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women
And got no respect for the fools that leave they children
And I just wanna take care of my family
Got no respect if you ain't tryna do the right thing