You Can’t Expect Respect

©1997 Jenny Brooklin

Verse I:

            you must think that I’m a fool

            maybe I am

            but I’m tired of people

            who don’t give a damn

            about anyone but them

            I don’t pretend

            that I could depend on you

            ‘cause I knew...

Chorus:

            you can’t expect respect

            when you neglect

            to project respect

            it just don’t happen hon’

            and I wasn’t respectin’ me

            no siree

            I couldn’t expect respect

            ‘cause I wasn’t respectin’ me

Verse II:

            It happened back then

            I can’t think when

            but I lost the flavour

            of how to savour

            just who I was

            I can’t pretend

            that I can rely on me

            ‘cause I see...

Chorus

Bridge:

            maybe it’s time

            I took the time

            to find out what it is

            that just keeps tripping me up

            and keeping you down

            you down down

            I know what it is

            it’s plain to see

            that you don’t love you

            and I don’t love me

Chorus

Verse III:

            Okay so it was partially me

            I admit it

            why is that so hard to see

            when you’re in it?

            anyway, let’s move on

            ‘cause I’m sure tired

            of singing this old song

            I got it of my chest

            I can lay it to rest

            let’s move on

            ‘cause:

Chorus

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