Yeah, this one goes out to all the ladies in the house I need two to stand by me when the chips are down

And stick around while I defend my crown

And no sell-out, the trip is too rough

And I'll blow your skin to sofa, leave your mind to be tough And I may seem rough but life is much rougher

To see success sometimes you gotta suffer

I need a woman that's stronger than material needs

And isn't motivated by greed Dry my tear-drops and feelin' my pain

And watchin' my back while I strive to maintain

And makin' love like a medicine doctor

I knew that she was bad from the day that I clocked her Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby)

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your man) My enemies come and my break-bread's tough

But you recognize game from your eyes and walkin'

Baby, ain't no way I'll let the vultures attack you

So I'll teach you the game and tell you how to react to The conversation, sexy vibration

Visual stimulation, slick persuasion

Times is hard, I need a woman that rolls with God

And the only man she loves is Todd But will you be around when the raindrops fallin'

Or could it be you never loved me at all?

And I need a trooper, a soldier, a agent

I need someone who can roll with my arrangement The reap reducer factor

And the Queen of the Universe, not a actor

And standin' by her man till the end

Not only as a lover but a friend Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby)

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your man) Men, will things get better?

We can look back at the whole operators

Remember the times when they said I couldn't do it

But I was rougher than rough and baby you knew it And you held back when your loved jobs called in

You had faith when they said that I'd fallin'

You understood that what we had was good

You stood by your man like a real queen should That's why now I got you livin' your dream

As a beautiful wisdom, a part of my team

And as long as I live on this earth

Anything you want is what your loyalty's worth Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby)

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(I wanna send this one out to all the ladies in the house)

(You got to stand by your man) Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby)

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your man) You got to stand by your baby

You got to stand by your man

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby) Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your man)

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your baby) You got to stand by your man

You got to stand by your baby

Stand by your man, stand by your man

(You got to stand by your man)