K-Rino - Respect lyrics

Listen, we gon talk about a word
That we don't see and hear too much
Too often respect, yeah

Yeah you ain't gotta like me
That statement is true
But respect is when people see you
When they act like they do
Stripes don't come from talking all hard
It's a whole lot of hard
Talkers up in the graveyard
Listen shady cats, I'll never respect em
People pull stunts on you then get
Mad when you check em
I send love to my real OG's that died
It's some dead cats I respectmore
Than ones who alive for real
Fools recording these prankster joints
Lying on your records
Trying to score some gangster points
Nothing but fake thugs shooting
Make believe slugs imagine every dope dealer
Selling invisible drugs
Respect ain't how many laws you broke
How many times you went to jail
How much weed you smoke
How many cars you got
How many diamonds up in your teeth
If you ain't real you could still lay
Face up in the street listen
(You gon respect me)
Long as I'm rolling with the God
Partner, I don't need nobody to protect me
People pulling funny moves, just to spite me
It might be jealousy
You ain't gotta like me but
(You gon respect me) , and if I die
Real G I garuntee
That the streets'll resurrect me
Be who you are, things'll fall into place
Disrespect the game
Watch it blow up in your face

See that's what's wrong with America
We praise appearances people stare at ya
And judge without deciphering the
Fabric of your character
Everybody in the hood dealing with issues
The same man you criticize
You couldn't walk a yard in his shoes
How you gon brag cause you went to jail
Your lil' mama spent your bail
And never sent you mail
If she was really down
She would represent you well
Soon as you got in there
They poked you out and bent your tail
You can't persecute these youngsters
It's rough getting older they get high
Because it's hard to face
That dirty world sober
But criticizing ain't gon help they condition
Instead of turning on em, sit 'em down
Quit talking and listen
They turn to the streets
Cause it ain't no love at home
Thinking hustling is fly
Bragging and get swoll in the dome
But a real G ain't gotta
Glorify nothing they do
Cause if you really true to the game
The streets gon glorify you listen

Feel what I'm saying and try to
Understood good, ask yourself a question
What's worse losing some money
Or your manhood?
Don't be counterfeit, spit what you live
When it come to respect
Remember that you get what you give
A lot of females be tripping
And some of you grown dressing like hookers
Then get mad when men come at you wrong
Some of y'all be trying to
Get attention with your behind
Don't understand that you can attract
A man with your mind if your body is all you
Got to offer a brother what's gon be left
When y'all get tired of laying
Up with each other
I don't consider you a hoe but
That's the image you show
Cause, I'm knocking you down and we
Just met two hours ago
But, I can't talk about nobody
Without checking me first
I ain't no better than her if
Anything I'm worse for sho
Show me respect then nothing'll come of it
Just make sure that you don't put a
D-IS in the front of it listen

(talking)
Yeah, listen to your boy for a second man
The word respect means
The state of being regarded
With difference or esteem
Willingness to show consideration
Or appreciation
Polite expressions or consideration
Or difference, in other words man just
Give people, what you would want man
Treat people
Like you would wanna be treated man
You know I'm saying
Don't look at a person's situation
And judge 'em off, what you see
Judge that person
Off his intentions you know I'm saying
Cause what appears, to the eye
Might not be, what's really going down
So in other words man
Respect people mind you feel me