Respect

 

 

you hit a tender nerve as if you haven't already heard

 

there are some forces behind the scenes in evil schemes

 

having thought provocative lucid dreams of hay

 

you got to earn your respect today so don't daily

 

heavy hearts are being torn in the night living by sight

 

the soul is closed to every notion of love

 

a heavy hand bleeds as it releases its seed

 

as the farmer plants his crop floks today want to act like a cop

 

they police up and down the scene with their twisted ways.

 

some folks like with a silver spoon lost inside their blue lagoon

 

we all need to come together to cherish each other

 

like a man looks to his lover kind of under cover

 

but no matter what the weather you can stand tall as light as a feather

 

 

 

Aretha Franklin sang of its message

 

other artists followed suit

 

we can claim its great call if we stop pretending we are the know it all

 

a good cause to smile cause its contagious

 

society today is getting outrageous

 

one foot in heaven while the other is in hell

 

yet I got a very good story to tell

 

such as the farmer waiting for his crop to grow

 

we must bust up the beat and increase the tempo

 

this is a sure fire way to tell you which way you should go