[Intro]
(Yeah)
What make you think
You don’t gotta
Respect a black queen, huh?
[Chorus]
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
You a black boy now, gotta grow to black king
Heart come in pairs, that’s a fact, that’s a thing
Black king still need a black queen (yeah, yeah)
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
Talk wild now, but you still gon’ have to see
Mirror don’t lie, that’s a man you gotta be
Black king still need a black queen (uh)
[Verse 1]
Lil boy talk tough on the timeline
Laughin’ at the pain in her side eye
Scroll, swipe past her whole life
Then cry when you can’t find “the right one” in real life
Mama worked two jobs just to feed you
Grandma prayed every night just to keep you
Both black queens, still you treat ’em like a see-through
Then wonder why a real one don’t believe you
You like curves, but you hate her curves too
Say “too loud,” but you love when it’s you
You love sauce, but you clown her hairdo
That self-hate talk sound weak, sound cruel
You ever seen your sister walk home late
Keys in her fist, scared someone gon’ take
She a black queen movin’ in a black maze
And you throw shade, that’s the thanks that she take?
[Chorus]
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
You a black boy now, gotta grow to black king
Heart come in pairs, that’s a fact, that’s a thing
Black king still need a black queen (yeah, yeah)
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
Talk wild now, but you still gon’ have to see
Mirror don’t lie, that’s a man you gotta be
Black king still need a black queen (ayy)
[Verse 2]
You love the style, but you hate the skin tone
Scroll past dark girls like they unknown
Say “she pretty for…” that’s a slick stone
You throw rocks then hide that weak phone
How you say “king” but you break your own crown
Every time you tear a black woman down
You forget who held you when you almost drowned
First love, first hug, all that from her now (facts)
One day boy, you gon’ have a lil seed
Pray they strong, pray they got what they need
If your child look just like her and like you
You gon’ want the world to treat ’em brand new
So start now, better learn what respect is
Every “joke” leave a scar that you don’t see
You can’t talk “royalty” in your checklist
If you don’t treat your queen like a true queen
[Bridge]
Black boy, black boy, you still gotta be a man (yeah)
Still gotta stand on what you say, that’s the plan
One day you gon’ wanna reach out for a hand
Hope that hand belong to a black queen that understand (uh)
Black boy, black boy, better learn it while you can
A black king need a black queen, that’s the brand
Heart come in pairs, don’t you ever think it don’t
If you don’t stand up for her, who will? They won’t
[Chorus]
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
You a black boy now, gotta grow to black king
Heart come in pairs, that’s a fact, that’s a thing
Black king still need a black queen (still need, still need)
What make you think you don’t respect a black queen
Talk wild now, but you still gon’ have to see
Mirror don’t lie, that’s a man you gotta be
Black king still need a black queen (yeah, yeah)