Hey boy I am a beauty queen
I thought I'd see exactly what you're thinking
You believe in love at first sight
Oh yeah, what yo doing tonight
Oh, you got plans
I guess I'll be alright

Alright, Alright
We've seen this one too many times
Come on, come on girl
You know it's time to change

Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over again
Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over again

Hey girl better put down that magazine
You know there's more to lite than picture perfect
You know they'd give up now for the price they had to pay
Oh, can't you see, they threw it all away

Alright, Alright
We've seen this one too many times
Come on, come on girl
You know it's time to change

Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over again
Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over and over

Where my girls around the world
Respect is what we're fighting for
We're standing here we want it now
Time to bring this back around

Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over again
Come on and give yourself a little respect my friend
You're beautiful and you can start over again

Marcus Acker, Sara Acker, Monroe Jones

Behind the Song:
""Respect" is a song to all the girls who have made past mistakes and feel they have to hide behind a Sunday smile. It is for those girls who are carrying around their guilt, thinking that God could never forgive them. One thing 1have learned in life is that we do not have to allow the actions of yesterday define who we are today. As girls, we are so intricately put together and "feel" just about everything. But it's important to realize that our feelings can sometimes lie. You may believe you are no longer valuable, but that doesn't mean it's true! This is where Christianity must become reality and not just cute words we've been taught all our lives. The Bible says, "The old things are past away and all things are new!" (II Corinthians 5:17) We really do serve a God of new beginnings, but it's up to us to decide to believe that no matter how we feel." - Sara Acker (Inhabited)