Текст (слова) песни: Notorious B. I. G. - Respect

 
Verse one] 
Nineteen-seventy somethin`, nigga I don`t sweat the date 
My moms is late so I had to plan my escape 
out the skins, in this world of fly girls 
Tanqueray and Hennessy until I cold hurl 
Ten months in this gut, what the fuck 
I wish moms`d hurry up so I could get buck 
wild, juvenile rippin` mics and shit 
New York New York, ready for the likes of this, uh 
Then came the worst date, May 21st 
2:19, that`s when my momma water burst 
No spouse in the house so she rode for self 
to the hospital, to see if she could get a little help 
Umbilical cord`s wrapped around my neck 
I`m seein` my death and I ain`t even took my first step 
I made it out, I`m bringin` mad joy 
The doctor looked and said, "He`s gonna be a Bad Boy" 
 
[Verse two] 
Now I`m thirteen, smokin` blunts, makin` cream 
On the drug scene, fuck a football team 
Riskin` ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen 
Hearin` the coach scream at my lifetime dream, I mean 
I wanna blow up, stack my dough up 
So school I didn`t show up, it fucked my flow up 
Mom said that I should grow up and check myself 
before I wreck myself, disrespect myself 
Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn`t see it 
Scarface, King of New York, I wanna be it 
Rap was secondary, money was necessary 
Until I got incarcerated--kinda scary 
C74-Mark 8 set me straight 
Not able to move behind the great steel gate 
Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail? 
All the money I stacked was all the money for bail 
 
[Verse three] 
Ninety-four, now I explore new horizons 
Mama smile when she see me, that`s surprisin` 
Honeys is tantalizin`, they freak all night 
Peep duckin` cops on the creep all night 
As I open my eyes and realizin` I changed 
Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game 
And to my niggas livin` street life 
Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest 
Still tote your vest man, niggas be trippin` 
In the streets without a gat? Nah, nigga you`re slippin` 
If I`m pimpin on The F with weed on my breath 
Original hustler with the muffler on the Tec 
Respect to the Mac`s and the Ac`s 
To the freaks in the Jeeps, lick shots to my peeps
 

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