Joel Turner & The Modern Day Poets - Respect lyrics

Yo, I'm sick of the lack of respect that I get From these cats who think that they pose as a threat When they don't even know me yet They try and put me to the test Thinkin there on top of me, Cause they got a bigger chest But I just sit back and let 'em guess, have 'em wonderin what I can do to 'em next, they don't know what to expect, I'm tellin you now, it's not about success, it's a fact we've all been blessed from the man upstairs, but nobody cares, there's people so quick to judge, can't even walk the streets at night without being mugged, how can one fight turn out to homies gettin slugged, it seems like we forget whos watching us from above, some dudes are heartless, that's why we've lost so many rap artists, it's garbage, they never think of there sons and daughters, now they've got to grow up with a father to love, god bless the memory of 2Pac, Notorious, Jam Master Jay and Bugz It's time that people started to show a little respect We all love hip hop, we all represent We only have one life, and we should live it to the end, we should all have the opportunity to do our best What's up with hip-hop, it's like we gotta get props, give us some props It's gonna get dropped, it's a serious problem we got When this lack of respect, leads to d**h by gun shots It don't happen in Australia yet, how long have we got? Before we all gotta be hardcore, when we start wars When beef jump off the beat, come to your streets and all When peeps knock on your door and force to the floor Put a gun in your mouth, blow your brains out all over the wall Cause we all want this respect, don't disrespect us It's like we all gotta prove that we the best, this just don't makes sense We all paranoid and stressed We aren't running from coppers, we run from each other instead How long before an aussie MC dead When an old friend Gets this crazy idea in his head like your trying to test Pulls out his weapons and uses them We gotta settle down before Hip Hip starts getting stupid man It's time that people started to show a little respect We all love hip hop, we all represent We only have one life, and we should live it to the end, we should all have the opportunity to do our best ... Little respect