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 |