[Verse 1]
Universe, I see the score
Every gift, every scar, I’m keeping more
You fed me rain, then you fed me sun
Taught me how to breathe when the hard days come
What do you take? I asked out loud
You said, “Keep your head, don’t dim your crown”
Respect what’s here, don’t chase what’s gone
Even empty hands can still move on
[Pre-Chorus]
I been counting loss like change
Then I learned the lesson in the pain
If it left, it made me strong
If I kept it, it kept me wrong
[Chorus]
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)
Respect everything I have
(I don’t hold it back)
What you give, I hold with grace
What you take, it makes more space
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)
[Verse 2]
You taught me love ain’t always soft
Sometimes it leaves, but it still gets off
Leaves a mark on the way I speak
On the way I stand when my knees get weak
I don’t beg for what I can’t keep
I thank the night for the hours I weep
’Cause even tears got a purpose, too
They water roots I ain’t seen bloom
[Pre-Chorus]
I was mad at the missing piece
Now I see the bigger masterpiece
If it falls, I let it go
What’s for me, it already knows
[Chorus]
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)
Respect everything I have
(I don’t hold it back)
What you give, I hold with grace
What you take, it makes more space
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)
[Bridge]
Take the weight, take the pride
Take the version that would hide
Leave the heart, leave the drive
Leave me sharp, leave me alive
I’m not bitter, I’m awake
I can love what I can’t take
[Chorus]
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)
Respect everything I have
(I don’t hold it back)
What you give, I hold with grace
What you take, it makes more space
Respect everything I have
(Everything I have)