If you disrespect anybody that you run into How in the world do you think Anybody's s'posed to respect you? If you don't give a heck about the man With the Bible in his hand, yo Just get out the way And let the gentleman do his thing You the kind of gentleman That want everything your way, yeah Take the shit off your face, boy It's a brand-new day Respect yourself Respect yourself If you don't respect yourself Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot (na-na-na-na, whoa, oh) Respect yourself Respect yourself If you're walking 'round Thinking that the world owes you something 'Cause you're here You goin' out the world backwards Like you did when you first come here, yeah Keep talkin' 'bout the president Won't stop evolution Put your hand on your mouth When you cough, that'll help the solution Oh, you cuss around women And you don't even know their name, no And you dumb enough to think That'll make you a big ol' man, yeah Respect yourself, yeah Respect yourself If you don't respect yourself Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot (na-na-na-na, brother) Respect yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself Respect yourself Honey, respect yourself Respect yourself You oughta, you oughta respect yourself