Respect Yourself

If you disrespect everybody

That you run into

How in the world do you think

Anybody's supposed to respect you?

If you don't give a heck

About 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 know it-all

Who 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

You keep on talkin' 'bout the President

He won't stop at pollution, no

Put your hand on your mouth when you cough

That'll help the solution

Oh, you curse around women

For you don't even know their names, no

Then you're dumb enough to think

That'll make you a big old man, oh

Respect yourself, ah yeah

You oughta respect yourself

If you don't respect yourself

Ain't nobody gonna give a good cahoot

Respect yourself, respect yourself, yeah

Respect yourself, yeah, respect yourself

What's happening to the world, yeah?

Nobody respects themselves

You ought to respect your name

You ought to respect yourself, respect yourself