Respect yourself
You got to set yourself free
Respect Yourself
Don't let it be
Respect yourself
Brother if you have found out your sweet wife spreads like butter
And she says it's all because she never had love from her father
She's always telling you she'll change but keeps doing just the same
Got no respect, she's got no love, she's a slut who's got no shame
Sister if your husband treats you like a piece of dirt
Just because dinner's not ready or he can't find a clean shirt
It's your life, it's just routine, it's just like daddy used to do
At least he always says he's "I'm sorry" when he beats the crap out of you
Is somebody is bossing you 'bout what you do and what you don't
You got to take a stand and show what you will and what you won't
If you feel you're stuck in a life you didn't ask for or don't deserve
It's up to you to do something about it, you just got to find the nerve