You Better Recognize

[Intro]
Woo
Ladies and gents
It's the princess of the Roc
Teairra Marí
If you're gonna get this love
You gonna respect me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)

[Verse 1]
First time you met me you told me you loved me (Huh)
Thinkin' I'm young, you gon' pull, but know me (Huh)
But let me break this down
And let you know what I'm about
First thing (First thing)
You better get to know 'bout me (Get to know 'bout me)
Talkin' nonsense won't get you shit
But the voicemail on first ring

[Chorus]
If you're gonna get this love (Get this love)
You gonna respect me (Respect me)
You gonna take the time (The time)
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna) (Recognize what I need)
You gonna be faithful (Faithful)
Not if around on me (I need)
You gonna take the time (Take the time)
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna) (Recognize my needs)

[Verse 2]
Bank 'cause you spend a little cha-ching on me
Outta five niggas to the constantly
I'm out the sun, but I'm still the fly one
I thinks of myself just how stupid I was
Before
When I used to listen (Listen) the reason (I should)
Pay to su-suspect no attention
It ain't never going down like that, never again

[Chorus]
If you're gonna get this love (Get this love)
You gonna respect me (Respect me)
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna) (Recognize my needs)
You gonna be faithful (Be faithful)
Not if around on me (Round on me)
You gonna take the time (Oh)
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna) (Recognize me)

[Bridge]
Bing her one (Bing her one)
Have her a happy man again (Happy man again)
I'm not gonna play it again (Play it again)
Of the things that (Things that)
Have seen had (Seen had)
Tell you less love (Less love)
So, you before you get in me
You better know what it is

[Chorus]
If you're gonna get this love
You gonna respect me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)
You gonna be faithful
Not if around on me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)

If you're gonna get this love
You gonna respect me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)
You gonna be faithful
Not if around on me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)

If you're gonna get this love
You gonna respect me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)
You gonna be faithful
Not if around on me
You gonna take the time
And recognize my needs (He gonna, he gonna)