Starting With You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Look at you Different day but same damn bags You're on my porch And I don't even have to ask I see tears in your eyes As you come inside And break down, hmm So, what's he done? And I hope this don't take long 'Cause you know, one call from him And you'll be home before morn' Here's a friendly hug Followed by tough love Are you ready? Ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah [Chorus] He's only gonna treat you (Treat you) The way he knows he can (Oh, yeah, yeah) It's all up to you, my sister (My sister) To show him that he can't (He can't) Have you had enough (Ooh, haven't you had enough?) 'Cause it's been long enough? (Been long enough) Time for a change (Time for a change) Starting with you (You) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (You, you) [Verse 2] No, don't say a word Listen to Deborah for once 'Cause I went through the same thing So I'll tell you what needs to be done Mavis said it best Girl, respect yourself It starts with you, you [Chorus] (He's gon' treat you) He's only gonna treat you (Oh, treat you) The way he knows he can (The way he knows) It's all up to you, my sister (My sister) To show him that he can't (Haven't you had, haven't you had enough?) Have you had enough (Isn't this too long?) 'Cause it's been long enough? (Long enough) Time for a change (Time for a change) Starting with you (You) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (You, you) [Bridge] You want him to be a better man (Better man) And you want him to treat you better than (Better than) You treat yourself, girl, you can help By showing him how he can You can start by building your self-esteem (Self-esteem) Start believing you can do anything (Anything) And you'll find your man will fall in line And if he don't, then leave him behind [Chorus] He's only gonna treat you (Oh, treat you) The way he knows he can (The way he knows) It's all up to you, my sister (My sister) To show him that he can't (Show him that, show him that) Have you had enough (That you've had enough, said it's been too long) 'Cause it's been long enough? (Long enough) Time for a change (Time for a change) Starting with you Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh (You, you, you, you, you, you) He's only gonna treat you (Oh, treat you) The way he knows he can (Uh-huh, woah) It's all up to you, my sister To show him that he can't Have you had enough 'Cause it's been long enough? Time for a change Starting with you