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Respect Yourself

from The Early Years by Manhole

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RESPECT YOURSELF

Yeah....coming at ya from the City of Los Angeles
Home of the motherfuckin' Manhole...straight up!

And we're out to set the record straight cuz when you're living in a city with sexism, racism, drug abuse and violence....

You only have one thing left. And that's your self respect!


Now here's a strong topic, I'mma drop it so relate to it
You can't stop it, so be afraid of it
The government's taking advantage, doing damage
While we sit back, relax, unwilling to face facts
Like HIV positive could be me
You, he, she or we
Think about it....who's controlling the masses
While you're looking through your rose colored glasses
At a world with fear, disease we deny
But millions have died, you wanna know why?
Cause they've got the cure like cancer
Ask the questions but you get no answer
And the death toll takes its coarse
The choice is yours with your health
Respect yourself!

You gotta respect yourself
You gotta respect yourself


Now let me tell you 'bout a girl I know named Sherry
Cuz the story is scary...
She was a good girl, from a good family
A mom, a dad, a brother, a sister, see....
They were upper middle class. green grass
A couple of cars, nice house and all that
Now don't blab it but Sherry had a habit
Every night she'd take her arm and she'd stab it
Was addicted and nothing could save her
From the needle that a dealer gave her gave her
Damn what a drug can do to you
Are you listening am I getting through to ya
She no longer had a job cause nobody respected her
Or a home cause her family rejected her
All of this because of somebody else
It ain’t worth it....respect yourself!

You gotta respect yourself
You gotta respect yourself

Kick in the drums cause here comes the real deal
Your man is beating you down, now how do you feel?
Like nothing, yeah so get tough and…
Tell him you’re gonna leave him, I mean without bluffin'
You’re getting used and abused, you got nothing to lose
But your life, think about it cause one night
He may take it, before It’s too late to get help
Respect your damn self!

What?
What you mean you don't know?

C'mon

You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong

You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong

You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong

You know what's right
You know what's wrong
Now's it's time to be strong

credits

from The Early Years, released January 18, 1993
Lyrics & Vocals - Tairrie B.
Guitar - Scott Ueda
Bass - Rico Villasenor
Drums - Marcelo Palomino

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More Feared Than Loved.└A 93 - 96 "Manhole are quite possibly the angriest band in history." - Kerrang Magazine

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