Respect

Respect - Lucky Dube

When you flash that badge

You want everyone to shiver

When you flash that badge

You want everyone to worship you

I have no time to worship human kind

I only worship the all mighty

Through his prophets I have learn

To give respect to everything he created

I give love to those who gimme love

Love those who gimme war

I love those who hate me

I bless even those who curse me year

I give love to those who love me

Love those who gimme war

I love those who hate me

I bless even those who curse me yeah

Come and show me respect

I have to see some respect

Show me show me respect

Got got some respect

Show me show me respect

You could be the president

You could be his deputy

You don't even have to know

My political affiliation

You don't even have to know

My religious affiliation

Respect me for who I am

And not what I am

Nobody even cares about your dollars

Nobody even cares about your bling bling

Give love to those who give you love

Love to those who give you war

Love to those who hate you

Bless even those who curse you

Give love to those who love you

Love to those who gimme war

Love to those who hate you

Bless even those who curse you yeah

Gimme respect

I want see some respect

Gimme gimme respect

Show me show me show me respect

Gimme gimme gimme respect

Gimme respect

I want see some respect

Gimme gimme gimme respect

Show me show me show me show me respect

I want see some respect

Gimme gimme gimme respect

Show me show me show me show me respect