Janelle Monae - This Is For My Girls lyrics

[Verse 1:] There's beauty in your soul That's what makes you beautiful Don't let nobody ever make you doubt it, yeah Your heart is free and strong That's what keeps you keeping on Can't keep you down, there ain't no doubt about it [Pre-Chorus 1] Don't forget, it's all about respect Nothing else will do Remember it's your life [Rowland] Live it any way you like [Rowland] Cause you know you got the right to [Rowland] [Chorus: Kelly Rowland leads] This is for my girls all around the world Stand up, put your head up Don't take nothing from nobody This is for my girls stand up and be heard This is for my ladies, my sisters, all over This is for my girls [Verse 2:] You're someone who can be soft as silk but strong as steel Don't shy away from showing what you're made of, oh This world is yours to take You can bend but you won't break [Clarkson?] You got no fear and nothing you're afraid of [Clarkson?] [Pre-Chorus 2] So don't forget, it's all about respect [Clarkson] Nothing less will do [Clarkson] Take a [?] Let 'em see how bright you shine Cause you know it's your time to...yeah [Chorus: Kelly Rowland leads] This is for my girls all around the world Stand up, put your head up Don't take nothing from nobody This is for my girls stand up and be heard This is for my ladies, my sisters, all over This is for my girls [Bridge] Let life in with open arms [Clarkson] With love and with an open heart [Clarkson] We got to remember [Rowland] We'll stand strong forever [Rowland] Yeah, we stand together [Rowland] [Verse 3: Missy Elliot] This is for my ladies, like soldiers we stand up Remember when 2Pac told us keep our head up? And even when the times get rough we get up Treat your life like a stage, you go 'head and tear it up Pa** the mic, pa** the mic, ladies come through Don't ever, ever let 'em try to stop or try to block you You better tell 'em you something better than any other You'll never settle, you're next level, yeah, you're making moves Woo, put your hands up high This is U-N-I-T-Y Yo, yo, this is how it go, woo [Chorus: Kelly Rowland leads with ad-libs by Clarkson and Rowland] This is for my girls all around the world Stand up, put your head up Don't take nothing from nobody This is for my girls stand up and be heard This is for my ladies, my sisters, all over This is for my girls This is for my girls all around the world Stand up, put your head up Don't take nothing from nobody This is for my girls stand up and be heard This is for my ladies, my sisters, all over This is for my girls [Outro] All over, my girls, my girls My sisters, my sisters All over, this is for my girls