You Can’t Love Me If You Don’t Respect Me

Lyrics

[Intro] Bad This is for everybody [Chorus] You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 1] Mmm, lowdown, dirty, he don't mean no good You're bringing women all in my face Tellin' me I oughta stay in my place Can you tell me how I oughta feel When you're doing your dirt for some funky thrill? This low down life is getting to me Pulling out my hair that folks see right through me Whole rotten thing is blowing my mind Wearing me down and using up my time Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 2] Nah, you don't mean no good Treated you get most every day Worked my fingers down to the bone Waited up all night, but you wouldn't come home If being used is where it's at I'm telling you I won't have that I follow your rules, it comes out the same When the going's good you're playing funky games Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 3] Yeah yeah, mmm, well This lowdown life is getting to me Pulling out my hair that folks see right through me Whole rotten thing is blowing my mind Wearing me down and using up my time Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me [Chorus] You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 1 repeated] Mmm, lowdown, dirty, he don't mean no good You're bringing women all in my face Tellin' me I oughta stay in my place Can you tell me how I oughta feel When you're doing your dirt for some funky thrill? This low down life is getting to me Pulling out my hair that folks see right through me Whole rotten thing is blowing my mind Wearing me down and using up my time Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 2 repeated] Nah, you don't mean no good You sit there, here's what I say Treated you get most every day Worked my fingers down to the bone Waited up all night, but you wouldn't come home If being used is where it's at I'm telling you I won't have that I follow your rules, it comes out the same When the going's good you're playing funky games Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me No more funny games [Verse 3 repeated] Yeah yeah, mmm, well This lowdown life is getting to me Pulling out my hair that folks can see right through me Whole rotten thing is blowing my mind Wearing me down and using up my time Why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me [Outro] You can't love me if you don't respect me Oh yeah, why don't ya, step back and set me free 'Cause you can't love me if you don't respect me You can't love me if you don't respect me