[Intro: Michael Tait, TobyMac & Crowd]
We all wanna be loved, yeah
We all want just a little respect
We all wanna be loved, ooh yeah
Tell me what's wrong with that
Ooh, somebody tell me
Come on, Detroit!
Yeah ee
Throw your hands up in the air
And wave 'em like ya just don't care
And say "Ho oh"
Oh oh
Say "Ho oh"
Oh oh
Now somebody, anybody, everybody scream
*Screams*
Yeah, Detroit, you up in it

[Verse 1: Kevin Max]
Another rainy Monday afternoon (Uh uh)
There's a funk over the city (Yeah)
Everybody's movin' to a different tune
Some are weak and some are strong
And some are sittin' pretty (Uh uh)
And there's others who are barely hangin' on
[Pre-Chorus 1: Michael Tait]
It's no easy situation (Situation's crazy)
People livin' in their separate worlds (Separate worlds)
But one thing that we got in common is…

[Chorus]
We all wanna be loved, loved, loved
We all want just a little respect, oh yeah
We all wanna be loved, oh yeah (Oh yeah)
Tell me what's wrong with that, yeah, ooh oh
Tell me what's wrong with that

[Verse 2: Kevin Max]
I've never heard a dyin' soul
Wish that he had taken
More time on his portfolio
I swear I've never heard a mama say
Shoulda never had that baby
As a doctor holds her newborn

[Pre-Chorus 2: Kevin Max]
It's the Heavenly prescription (Heals the brokenhearted)
A little bit will go a long, long way (Long, long way)
Just put yourself in their position 'cause…

[Outro]
We all wanna be loved, loved, loved
We all want just a little respect
We all wanna be loved, ooh yeah
Tell me what's wrong with that, yeah, whoa-oa oh (Ooh yeah)
Oh, we all wanna be loved, loved, loved
Oh, we all want just a little respect, oh
Love, love, love
We all wanna be loved
Ooh