Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet), artist - Hank Ballard.
Date of issue: 31.12.1999
Song language: English
How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
Now first of all, my soulful brothers, you can’t be someone else |
You’re Black and you’re beautiful, this I know |
Just being your natural self |
So get that mess out of your hair and wear your natural 'do |
And I’m gonna bet on my dear life, respect gonna come to you |
Alright |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
(Sing it, sister, sing it) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
Now years ago, I thought it was hip when process first arrived |
It’s a new day now, time has changed |
And I wanna be identified |
Everywhere I go, I see brothers, getting in their natural bag |
And I feel so proud to see this pride |
Something that we never had |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
Now I’m gonna do what I gotta do |
And out a process down |
I got the message from a friend of mine |
His name is James Brown |
Together we stand, divided we fall |
That’s what history say |
Can’t you see, brothers of mine |
The coming of a brand new day |
Alright now |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
(Come on now, let’s hip to the hop…) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
(…to he nearest barbershop) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
(Tell 'em Hank Ballard sent you) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |
(If he get mad, tell him I’ll meet him on the next corner) |
How you gonna get respect? |
You haven’t cut your process yet |