you disrespect ev'rybody that you run into
how in the world do you think
ev'rybody's s'posed to respect you?
If you don't give a heck about the man
with the Bible in his hand yeah get out
the way and let the gentleman do his
thing the kind of gentleman that want
ev'rything your way yeah
the sheet off your face boy
It's a brand new day spect yourself dada da da
spect yourself dee dee dee
If you don't respect yourself ain't
nobody gonna give a good good hoot na na
brother spect yourself da da da da spect
yourself dee dee dee na ta ta ta da da da ta
Da la ta ta ta da ta ta na
na na dee lee dee doo lee dee
Tee dee lee dee doo lee doo
Tee dee lee dee doo lee doo
Tee dee lee dee doo lee doo you're
walking around thinking that the world
owe you something 'cause you're here
huh you're going out the world backward like
you did when you first come here yeah
Keep talking about the President
won't stop air pollution your hand
over your mouth when you cough
that'll help the solution you cuss
around women folk you don't even know their name no
Then you're dumb enough to think
it'll make you a big ole man
Yeah respect yourself
Yeah respect yourself you don't
respect yourself ain't nobody gonna
give a good good hoot na na brother
spect yourself da da da da spect
yourself dee dee dee spect yourself
dee dee dee spect yourself
I mean respect yourself