Stand by Your Man

Lyrics

[Intro: LL Cool J] Yeah, this one goes out to all the ladies in the house ("For alla y'all") [Verse 1: LL Cool J] I need you to stand by me when the chips are down and Stick around while I defend my crown and No sellout, the trip is too rough and Although your skin is soft, I need your mind to be tough And I might seem rough but life is much rougher To see success sometimes you gotta suffer I need a woman that's stronger than material needs And isn't motivated by greed Dry my tear-drops and feelin' my pain and Watchin' my back while I strive to maintain and Makin' love like a medicine doctor I knew that she was bad from the day that I clocked her [Chorus: Dawn Green] Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man [Verse 2: LL Cool J] My enemies come and my fake friends talk but You recognize game, roll your eyes and walkin' Baby ain't no way I'll let the vultures attack you So I'll teach you the game and tell you how to react to The conversation, sexy vibration Visual stimulation, slick persuasion Times is hard, I need a woman that rolls with God And the only man she loves is Todd But will you be around when the raindrops fallin' Or could it be you never loved me at all and I need a trooper, a soldier, a agent I need someone who can roll with my arrangement The reproducer factor and The Queen of the Universe, not an actor and Standin' by her man 'til the end Not only as a lover but a friend [Chorus: Dawn Green (LL Cool J)] Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby (yeah) Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man [Verse 3: LL Cool J] Then, when things get better We can look back at the whole aerators Remember the times when they said I couldn't do it But I was rougher than rough and baby you knew it and You held back when your Love Jones called in You had faith when they said that I'd fall and You understood that what we had was good You stood by your man like a real queen should That's why now I got you livin' your dream as A beautiful wisdom, a part of my team and As long as I live on this earth Anything you want is what your loyalty's worth [Chorus: Dawn Green (LL Cool J)] Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby (I wanna send this one out to all the ladies in the house) Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby (stand by your man, word) Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man (peace) You got to stand by your baby You got to stand by your man Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your baby You got to stand by your man You got to stand by your baby Stand by your, man, stand by your man You got to stand by your man