"Respect Yourself" lyrics

If you disrespect everybody that you run in to
How in the world do you think anybody's s'posed to respect you
If you don't give a heck 'bout the man with the Bible in his hand
Just get out the way and let the gentleman do his thing

You're the kind of gentleman that want everything your way
Take the sheet 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
Respect yourself, respect yourself

If you're walking 'round thinking that the world owes you something 'cause you're here
You're goin' out the world backwards like you did when you first come here
Alright
Keep talking about the president won't stop evolution
No
Put your hand on your mouth when you cough, that'll help the solution

You curse around women and you don't even know their names
And you're dumb enough to think that'll make you a big old man

Come on now

Respect yourself, respect yourself
If you don't respect yourself
Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself

Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself, respect yourself
Respect yourself
You ought to
You ought to
You ought to respect yourself