I'm Gonna Give You Respect
So-called friends have been trynna tell me
Things they seen my baby do
What they don't know is we got an understandin'
And I don't wanna ruin it
If I wanna find somethin' wrong, I'll go catch you doin' it
'Cause we have love (don't wanna lose you)
I don't wanna lose you (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose you)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm gonna act, girl, so naive
When people tell me that you have deceived me
Baby, you're the only one that fills my heart with joy
And what we share, I ain't about to destroy
'Cause we've got love (sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect
'Cause I wanna protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, hey (sugar, sugar, now)
I wanna say I love you
Ooh baby
Girl, there's nothing to me that means more
Than having you here with me to cherish and adore
What you got, baby, so many fellas have been trying to find
And I'm not gonna fix it
So some other guy can beat my time, baby
No way, no way
Oh no (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hey, we got love (sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
Things they seen my baby do
What they don't know is we got an understandin'
And I don't wanna ruin it
If I wanna find somethin' wrong, I'll go catch you doin' it
'Cause we have love (don't wanna lose you)
I don't wanna lose you (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose you)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm gonna act, girl, so naive
When people tell me that you have deceived me
Baby, you're the only one that fills my heart with joy
And what we share, I ain't about to destroy
'Cause we've got love (sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect
'Cause I wanna protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, hey (sugar, sugar, now)
I wanna say I love you
Ooh baby
Girl, there's nothing to me that means more
Than having you here with me to cherish and adore
What you got, baby, so many fellas have been trying to find
And I'm not gonna fix it
So some other guy can beat my time, baby
No way, no way
Oh no (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Hey, we got love (sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
So I'm gon' give you respect (give you respect)
'Cause I want to protect (wanna protect)
This love of ours (this love of ours, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Sugar, sugar, now)
I don't wanna lose it (don't wanna, don't wanna)
(Don't wanna, don't wanna lose it)
Credits
Writer(s): Willie Hutch
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