1 and 2 and 3 and 4 This my rap song I get really sick and tired of boys up in my face Pick up lines like "What's your sign" won't get You anyplace When me and all my girls go walking down the Street It seems we can't go anywhere without a car that Goes "Beep-beep" Cuz this body is a priceless piece of lovin' Unconditionally So, Mr. Big-stuff, who you think you are? You was thinkin' you's gonna get it for free No, no, no, Hey ladies (Yeah!) Let 'em know it ain't easy R-E-S-P-E-C-T Let's come togeta' Sista's (Yeah!) Its time to be greedy Nothin' good comes for free Mirror on the wall, damn I sure look fine I can't blame those horny boys, I would make me Mine When I pass you in a club, "Ooh, lala!" you gasp Back up boy, I ain't your toy, or your piece of Ass Cuz this body is a priceless piece of lovin' Unconditionally So, Mr. Big-stuff, who you think you are? You was thinkin' you's gonna get it for free No, no, no Hey ladies (Yeah!) Let 'em know it ain't easy R-E-S-P-E-C-T Let's come togeta' Sista's (Yeah!) Its time to be greedy Nothin' good comes for free Hey ladies (Yeah!) Let 'em know it ain't easy R-E-S-P-E-C-T Let's come togeta' Sista's (Yeah!) Its time to be greedy Nothin' good comes for free No jealousy, no envy girls, c'mon, let's work it Out No freebies in the limousine, that's not what its About Let 'em know there's work to do, give it up he Won't call you Respect is just a minimum, go on girl and get you Some Hey ladies (Yeah!) Let 'em know it ain't easy R-E-S-P-E-C-T Let's come togeta' Sista's (Yeah!) Its time to be greedy Nothin' good comes for free Hey ladies (Yeah!) Let 'em know it ain't easy R-E-S-P-E-C-T Let's come togeta' Sista's (Yeah!) Its time to be greedy Nothin' good comes for free Let's come together C'mon girls let's work it out Let's come together We'll show them what we're talkin' bout Let's come together C'mon girls let's work it out Let's come together Let's come together Let's come together Nothin' good comes for free

I'm walking uphill, both ways it hurts I bury my heart here in this dirt I hope it's a seed, I hope it works I need to grow, here I could be Closer to light, closer to me Don't have to do this perfectly, yeah Rain it pours, rain it pours It's pouring on me The rain it falls, rain it falls Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope We don't have to stay, stuck in the weeds Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm walking uphill, both ways it hurts I bury my heart here in this dirt I hope it's a seed, I hope it works I need to grow, here I could be Closer to light, closer to me Don't have to do this perfectly See I let the light in the darkest place Let the sunshine, pain goes away Nothing is permanent for me, yeah Flowers they bloom and fade away The beauty it happened inside me Even if it's a memory, yeah Rain it pours, rain it pours It's pouring on me The rain it falls, rain it falls Sowing the seeds of love and hope, love and hope We don't have to stay, stuck in the weeds Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm walking uphill, both ways it hurts I bury my heart here in this dirt I hope it's a seed, I hope it works I need to grow, here I could be Closer to light, closer to me Don't have to do this perfectly Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change? Have I the courage to change today? Oh, oh, oh, oh I'm walking uphill, both ways it hurts I bury my heart here in this dirt I hope it's a seed, I hope it works I need to grow, here I could be Closer to light, closer to me Don't have to do this perfectly Today Today

I'm an opportunity And I knock so softly Sometimes I get loud When I wish everybody'd just get off me So many players You'd think I was a ball game Its every man for themselves There are no team mates This life gets lonely When everybody wants something They'll smile up in your face But they'll get theirs eventually And I hope I'm there Surrounded by familiar faces without names None of them know me Or want to share my pain And they only wish to bask in my light Then fade away To win my love, to them a game To watch me live my life in vain When all is done and the glitter fades away They'll get theirs eventually And I hope I'm there I drank your poison Cause you told me its wine Shame on you if you fooled me once Shame on me if you fooled me twice I didn't know the price You'll get yours eventually So what good am I to you If I can't be broken? You'll get yours Yes you'll get yours Eventually

No attorneys to plead my case No opiates to send me into outer space And my fingers are bejeweled With diamonds and gold But that ain't gonna help me now I'm trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I disturb my town I'm trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town You think you're right But you were wrong You tried to take me But I knew all along You can't take me, for a ride I'm not a fool now So you better run and hide I got trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town I got trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town If you see me coming Down the street then You know it's time to go And you know it's time to go 'Cause here comes trouble No attorneys, to plead my case No opiates, to send me into outer space And my fingers are bejeweled With diamonds and gold But that ain't gonna help me now You think you're right But you were wrong You tried to take me But I knew all along You can't take me, for a ride 'Cause I'm no fool now So you better run and hide I got trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I disturb my town I'm trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town So if you see me coming Down the street then You know it's time to go (Go-oh-oh, I got) Trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town I got trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town Trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town I'm trouble Yeah trouble now I'm trouble y'all I got trouble in my town I got trouble in my town I got trouble in my town

What do we conceal? What do we reveal? Make that decision every day What is wrong with me It's what's wrong with you There's just so much I wanna say I like to make-believe with you Da, da, da, da, do, do, do That we always speak the truth ...ish I like how we pretend the same Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Play this silly little game (Hey) I've got some things to say 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know It's written on my face It's gonna be hard to swallow (Everybody's got a secret) I got some things to say (Everybody's got a secret) 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know (Everybody's got a secret) It's written on my face (Everybody's got a secret) I let the walls come down I let the monster out And it's coming after me (After me) Do you feel exposed Where it hurts the most? Can you wear it on your sleeve? I like to make-believe with you Da, da, da, da, do, do, do That we always speak the truth (Always speak the truth) ...ish I like how we pretend the same Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Play this silly little game (Hey) I've got some things to say 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know (know, know) It's written on my face It's gonna be hard to swallow (Everybody's got a secret) I got some things to say (Everybody's got a secret) 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know (Everybody's got a secret) It's written on my face (Everybody's got a secret) Put it in the closet Lock the doors I'm wondering which one is worse Is it mine or is it yours? (yours) Put it in the closet Lock the doors Wondering which one is worse I'll show mine if you show yours (yours) I'll show mine if you show yours, oh He-he-hey (Everybody's got a secret) I got some things to say (Everybody's got a secret) 'Cause there's a lot that you don't know (Everybody's got a secret) It's written on my face (Everybody's got a secret) It's gonna be hard to swallow Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Da, da, da, da, do, do, do (Everybody's got a secret) Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Da, da, da, da, do, do, do Da, da, da, da, do, do, do (Everybody's got a secret)

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh Stepping out of the shade Wanna bathe in the light They're giving us a bad name Being good never felt quite right I know there's some place better Far away from here We're gold as long as we're together Hey, yeah, yeah We were born to run away, oh, oh Top down, no doubt We were born to run away, oh, whoa Break out the blue horizon We'll never settle, pedal to the floor Got every day to live for We were born to run away, oh, whoa Oh yeah, born to run away We'll be living in color Yesterday was black and white No more looking over my shoulder We'll be in paradise I know there's some place better Far away from here We're gold as long as we're together Hey, yeah, yeah We were born to run away, oh, whoa Top down, no doubt We were born to run away, whoa, whoa Break out the blue horizon We'll never settle, pedal to the floor Got every day to live for We were born to run away, oh, whoa Oh yeah, born to run away And we'll drive through the night Following the moonlight I'll be right by your side We were born to run away, oh, whoa Top down, no doubt We were born to run away, whoa, whoa Break out the blue horizon We'll never settle, pedal to the floor (no, no) Got every day to live for We were born to run away, oh, whoa Oh yeah, born to run away (Run away) Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah Run away with me (Run away) Run away with me Born to run away

Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh Like the record Yea-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Momma please stop crying, I can't stand the sound Your pain is painful and it's tearin' me down I hear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said You fight about money, 'bout me and my brother And this I come home to, this is my shelter It ain't easy growing up in World War III Never knowing what love could be, you'll see I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family Can we work it out? (Can we?) Can we be a family? (Can we?) I promise I'll be better (I promise) Mommy, I'll do anything (I'll do anything) Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better Daddy, please, don't leave Daddy, please, stop yelling (stop) I can't stand the sound (can't stand the sound) Make mama stop crying, 'cause I need you around My mama she loves you (I know it), no matter what she says it's true I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, too I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way It ain't easy growing up in World War III Never knowing what love could be, well, I've seen I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better (I promise I'll do) Mommy, I'll do anything (anything) Can we work it out? Can we be a family? I promise I'll be better (I promise, I promise) Daddy, please, don't leave (stay) In our family portrait (in our family portrait) We look pretty happy (w look pretty happy) Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally I don't wanna have to split the holidays I don't want two addresses I don't want a step-brother anyways And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name In our family portrait, we look pretty happy We look pretty normal, let's go back to that In our family portrait, we look pretty happy Let's play pretend, act like it goes naturally In our family portrait, we look pretty happy We look pretty normal, let's go back to that In our family portrait, we look pretty happy Let's play pretend, act and like it comes so naturally In our family portrait, we look pretty happy We look pretty normal, let's go back to that In our family portrait, we look pretty happy We look pretty normal, let's go back to that Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Turn around please Remember that the night you left, you took my shining star Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave Daddy don't leave (don't leave us here alone) Mom will be nicer I'll be so much better I'll tell my brother Oh, I won't spill the milk at dinner I'll be so much better, I'll do everything right I'll be your little girl forever I'll go to sleep at night