How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet) - Hank Ballard

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

Now first of all, my soulful brothers, you can’t be someone else

You’re Black and you’re beautiful, this I know

Just being your natural self

So get that mess out of your hair and wear your natural 'do

And I’m gonna bet on my dear life, respect gonna come to you

Alright

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

(Sing it, sister, sing it)

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

Now years ago, I thought it was hip when process first arrived

It’s a new day now, time has changed

And I wanna be identified

Everywhere I go, I see brothers, getting in their natural bag

And I feel so proud to see this pride

Something that we never had

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

Now I’m gonna do what I gotta do

And out a process down

I got the message from a friend of mine

His name is James Brown

Together we stand, divided we fall

That’s what history say

Can’t you see, brothers of mine

The coming of a brand new day

Alright now

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

(Come on now, let’s hip to the hop…)

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

(…to he nearest barbershop)

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

(Tell 'em Hank Ballard sent you)

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet

(If he get mad, tell him I’ll meet him on the next corner)

How you gonna get respect?

You haven’t cut your process yet