Akim Twaibu - Respect Lyrics

I can walk
I can talk
I can run
I can stop
I feel like a boss, the greatest of them all
Like I'm Morpheus
What is wrong with us
I can't state the obvious
My pride is in my esophagus, yeah
Are you with or against us
Don't think money will change us
I've been wealth hungry since age five
Learned a lot from my own failures
But it can't ruin my ego
Respect, where did that go
Made it out of the ghetto, now we'll see how the story goes yeah
First of all I'm grateful I'm still alive
Through all the COVID and bad things I face from time to time
I think I'm a zombie cause I'm half dead and half alive
Most of you don't understand me
Prolly 'cause you're not a stan of me or want to be
Rate your love for me on a scale of one to three
Most of you don't have the support or the respect for me
If you're not gonna support me then I don't wanna be your friend or your shoulder to cry to
Say that I've changed
Say that I'm spiteful
I'm not the one who lacks confidence and the one who's doubtful
People judge me all the time like I just flopped a concert
If you were in my shoes for a day, what would you do, ahh
I can walk
I can talk
I can run
I can stop
I feel like a boss, the greatest of them all
Like I'm Morpheus
What is wrong with us
I can't state the obvious
My pride is in my esophagus, yeah
Are you with or against us
Don't think money will change us
I've been wealth hungry since age five
Learned a lot from my own failures
But it can't ruin my ego
Respect, where did that go
Made it out of the ghetto, now we'll see how the story goes yeah
When you're about to be successful, people change
They befriend you
Make you think they actually care about you
When they don't
They just want a stepping stone
They're gonna use you, then forget you as soon as they hit the top
Your family or not, I don't care
If they are not with you, they are against you
That is the issue
The ones you expect to be down with you, they are not
Then strangers come to your rescue
Lend a hand and support you, fight your battles with you if they have to
Whether you're a trader, a rapper, a street vendor or a dealer
It doesn't matter, I salute you
Don't ever let anyone distract you from your hustle
'Cause the ones who hate you already hate themselves for being below you
I can walk
I can talk
I can run
I can stop
I feel like a boss, the greatest of them all
Like I'm Morpheus
What is wrong with us
I can't state the obvious
My pride is in my esophagus, yeah
Are you with or against us
Don't think money will change us
I've been wealth hungry since age five
Learned a lot from my own failures
But it can't ruin my ego
Respect, where did that go
Made it out of the ghetto, now we'll see how the story goes yeah