[Intro]

Oh, woah, oh

Oh, woah, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, woah, oh

Oh, woah, oh

[Verse 1]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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)

[Chorus]

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)

[Verse 2]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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)

[Chorus]

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)

[Bridge]

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

[Chorus]

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)

[Outro]

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