Everybody wants to be recognized Doesn't matter what you've done Some people find it on a big silver screen Some find it behind a shotgun A small young girl, a downtown south She saw a starlet in a movie house She left her mama to stake a big claim Poor little girl, never gonna be the same Ooh recognition Ooh recognition All you lookin' for a wide open door You want them all to see your face There's too many fingers pointin' to your grave So go back home and keep your place Ooh recognition Ooh recognition Ooh recognition Ooh recognition Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Recognition Recognition is what I want Recognition is what I want Recognition is what I want Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Recognition, give me some Recognition, recognition, recognition Recognition, recognition, recognition Recognition, give me some Ooh recognition