[Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T Me B-O S-S U-P Boss up! R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up! [Verse 1] Hey, when you been broke Back against the rope And tryna hang onto hope This the last ounce of it 2 steps back Ain’t the way to go What frustration feel like You don’t really know When you overqualified Talking KPIs Got the Business tryna grow And they tryna stunt you Man, they used to front you Now they playin wit ya dough Tryna tell me bout myself Strength and weaknesses Got me feelin so low Stealing ideas Borrowing the lingo When they present They slideshows Product removed from culture Leave a boardroom Of vultures tryna call me bro No [Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T Me B-O S-S U-P Boss up! R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up! [Verse 2] Maybe if I code switched They’d promote me To CMO and some such shit Maybe if I ass kiss And un-clench my fist I just might be mo rich Make yo business cool Bring the profits through Then them lay-offs come hit Targeting the dreamers And the creative believers As the kink in the ship They lie ‘bout decisions and data Pardon my French No time for the haters Who ignorant to systemic Glass ceilings And wanna repeat the chapters Funny how the corporate life Is like a dead-end night How can a person Really shine bright When they try to drain ya life Or steal your idea The only way to make shit right [Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T Me B-O S-S U-P Boss up! R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up! [Verse 3] Hustler, entrepreneur Businessman Show you what the difference is Husslas survive By any means Whether 9 to 5 Gotta feed the kids He might build a grind He might push the line Everything he’s giving To secure a living Entrepreneur Might’ve found a window To exploit Work for himself instead Businessman Might’ve found a team With a room full of people That he sold on that dream People gon follow If you know how to lead Shit, me I been all 3 Them employee days I just can’t sustain I rather take checks In my business name Experience and know-how is IP None of this shit gon come for free [Chorus] R-E S-P E-C T Me B-O S-S U-P Boss up! R-E S-P E-C T Me P-A Y U-P Pay up! Pay up
