R-E-S-P-E-C-T    Give your girl respect,    It's ya girl Ciara    Futuristic    And them Corner Boys, thats right       Listen,    First of all change your tone    Come correct when you talk to me    'Cause I am not some ho    Silly girl that you can mistreat    I have a mind of my own    And there'll be times when we disagree    But if your not in control    Then your just ready to throw it all away       Hey now wait a minute baby    See there's no need for you to be this way    'Cause I am your lady    I never thought you would be so,          Insecure    Better watch the way you talk to me    Won't take no more    'Cause all I need from you is a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, just a little bit,    hope you hearin' this, who you talkin' to huh       Don't misunderstand what I mean    When I say I'm trying to do me    You shouldn't be so unsure    And cause beef everytime I leave    I do appreciate    Everything that you do for me    Try not to suffocate    You need to give your girl some time to breathe       Hey now wait a minute baby    See there's no need for you to be this way    'Cause I am your lady    I never thought you would be so,          Insecure    Better watch the way you talk to me    Won't take no more    'Cause all I need from you is a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, just a little bit,    hope you hearin' this, who you talkin' to huh       Bridge   I'm trying my hardest to keep you around    When I'm talking just listen    Boy please hear me out    The problems, I'll solve them    Best way I know how    The only way to work this out is    You can't be so....OH!          Insecure    Better watch the way you talk to me    Won't take no more    'Cause all I need from you is a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, uh huh    Just a little respect, just a little bit,    hope you hearin' this, who you talkin' to huh