Ohh, ohh, whoa, ohh   Ohh, ohh, whoa, ohh   Ooh, ooh, ooh   Ooh, ooh, ooh   Ohh, ohh, whoa, ohh   Ohh, ohh, whoa, ohh      I respect a man raisin' his kids all on his own   I respect a man who makes sure he takes care of home   You gotta respect a man with good judgement   'Cuz I'll be damned if someones takin' care of my kids   And I respect a man who treats his woman like a queen   I know you're not perfect, you ain't gonna be so mean   No matter how strong she is for a woman   A man should never attempt to lay his hands on her      There's more to life than what happens on your block   Let's treat your women right and hold 'em at the top   Gotta raise these kids and teach 'em, never, don't ya stop   You ain't no man to me if you let your family starve, oh, oh      Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing   Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing      I respect the type of girl that tries to love a man   With many flaws and broken laws but still he stands   The kinda girl that turns a boy into a man   The kinda girl who turns a flop into a plan   No respect for those who walk through life just askin' you   What you can do for them but still they hate on you   It don't take no man to make that baby   But yes, it takes a man to raise that baby      There's more to life than what happens on your block   Let's treat your women right and hold 'em at the top   Gotta raise these kids and teach 'em, never, don't ya stop   You ain't no man to me if you let your family starve, oh oh      Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing   Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing      Fellas, we gotta make a change   In the way that we treat our women and our children, yes we do   Hope that there's a better day   Put your hands to the sky   If you wanna change, need a change   See all that, but you don't, you don't really mean a thing   If you can't show some love to the ones connected by your blood   'Cuz in the end all that matters is your wife and the kids, oh, oh, yeah      Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing   Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing      Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing   Got no respect for them dudes that hit they women and   Got no respect for the fools that leave they children   I just wanna take care of my family   Got no respect if you ain't trying to do the right thing