Respect

[Hook]
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It’s just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect

[Verse #1]
Respect, what is it, I hear you say
That shit's hard to come across today
If you're walking on the street during the day
You’d used to see someone give you a wave
Say, "Hey", but that is dead and gone
To deny that, you'd have to be dead wrong
People walk by and brush you off
Even if you just fucking got laid off
It doesn't really matter to them
But I remember back in the day, back then
It was different, people did give a damn
Yeah, I remember back when
People didn't just sit and stare
They'd say, "What's up, man" and pull up a chair
Now they act like they don't know your name, silence in the air
Don't believe me, I was there

[Hook]
It’s just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It’s just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect

[Verse #2]
Respect, sometimes a simple nod
Will do the job
Make a man's day better, he forgot
What was going on because of that nod
That nod, that nod
A little respect goes a long way, does it not
He could be living in a mansion, depressed as fuck
Or sleeping on his homie’s cot
"Wait, what is that, look
An unknown rapper talking about respect, I'm shook"
Bet you are cunt, and this song is to you, crook
You're the reason I'm talking bout this, close the book
You act like an ass for no reason, jump in a brook
And feel like the piece of shit you are, go home to your nook
Why does this matter to me so much, look
I’ll tell you after the hook

[Hook]
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect

[Verse #3]
When I was a nobody, someone took me under his wing
And then he decided that he should bring
Me to his group of friends, there I clinged
Felt like I could be a fucking king
When you can relax with some friends, it's the best
Not worrying about nothing, no stress
Everything is perfect, it's cool, no stress
Then it goes from a 10 to a 100 pound bench press
You lose contact over a couple of weeks
Everyone gets busy with their own shit
You go meet up again, but it isn't the same, you see
A couple of weeks is all it takes for a relationship to fall apart, G
That shit to me, was a really big blow
It truly hurt me for a while, yo
I wish I could've gone back and changed something, though
I don't know what it was in the first place, so
Time moved on, we moved past
We moved on with our ass
It still stays with me, facts
But the pain still isn't nearly as bad
But that's where respect comes into play
Our unit fell apart, but we weren't like, "Hey
We aren't ever talking again, okay"
It was a natural thing, but one day
One of the old homies came up to me
Said, "What's up, it's been a while, peace"
He had a place to go, he couldn't stay and chat, you see
But he had that mutual respect for me
Occasionally similar things will happen, yo
It's nothing out of the ordinary anymore
It feels good to say, "So
The pain isn't as bad as it was before", cause of the respect

[Hook]
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect
It's just so hard to find
Like a diamond in a mine
Like a green stop sign
Respect