Lord Almighty, my life is karate This weekend is coming, I TGI Friday Pray for somebody When I hear choppas and coppers and robbers, I pray for somebody Lodi, dodi, we like to party, we turnt up the city but I woke up this morning, jumped straight out the bed and prayed Talked to the Plug, He showed me love Thanking the Lord I made it Time to ball out, double A, final four, big championship ring And I got a brand new bust down, every time I look at my watch It's Aretha Franklin and she gon' sing Respect Can I just get a lil' respect? I ain't gon' lie, I need that I ain't tryna go where that heat at Nowadays ain't no respect And I'm lactose, can't take my cheese Devil gon' lie but ain't trickin' me Better get somebody else Pull off the lot, skrrt'n off real fast You lie a lot so it ain't gon' last Show out a lot, boy, you Roscoe Dash Better get somebody else Ran from the cops then I went out sad Straight off the block, had to stack my cash Foot off the break, had to hit a lil' gas I don't even care if they talking 'bout me I don't even care, leave 'em all on read Still wit' the gang like Ed, Ed, Ed Ten toes down on the floor like Fred Nowadays ain't no respect Nowadays ain't no- I woke up this morning, jumped straight out the bed and prayed Talked to the Plug, prayed for my thugs Word on the street, that trap house got raided Heard it went down in the spot on the west side, Martin Luther King Tryna stay woke, you ain't got no dream R-E-S-P-E-C-T, do you know what that mean? Respect Can I just get a lil' respect? I ain't gon' lie, I need that I ain't tryna go where that heat at Nowadays ain't no respect And I'm lactose, can't take my cheese Devil gon' lie but ain't trickin' me Better get somebody else Better get somebody else Better get somebody else