[Intro: LL Cool J]
("For alla y'all")
Yeah, this one goes out to all the ladies in the house
("For alla y'all")
To all the ladies, all the ladies, all the ladies in the house
("For alla y'all")
All the ladies, all the ladies, all the ladies in the house
("For alla y'all")
All the ladies, all the ladies, all the ladies in the house
("For alla y'all")
All the ladies, all the ladies, pretty ladies in the house
("For alla y'all")
("For alla y'all")

[Verse 1: LL Cool J]
I need you to stand by me when the chips are down and
Stick around while I defend my crown and
No sellout, the trip is too rough and
Although your skin is soft, I need 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
Dryin' my teardrops 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
[Chorus: Dawn Green, Teddy Riley]
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby

[Verse 2: LL Cool J]
My enemies come and my fake friends talk
But you recognize game, roll your eyes and walkin'
Baby,d 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
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 reproducer factor and
The Queen of the Universe, not an actor and
Standin' by her man 'til the end
Not only as a lover but a friend
[Chorus: Dawn Green, Teddy Riley, LL Cool J]
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby (Yeah)
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby

[Verse 3: LL Cool J]
Then, when things get better
We can look back at the old love letter
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 Love Jones called in
You had faith when they said that I'd fall and
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 living 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
[Chorus: Dawn Green, Teddy Riley, LL Cool J]
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
(I wanna send this one out to all the ladies in the house)
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby (Yeah)
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
You got to stand by your baby
(Stand by your man, word)
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
Stand by your man
You got to stand by your baby (Peace)
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
Stand by your man
You got to stand by your baby

[Outro: Dawn Green]
("For alla y'all")
("For alla y'all")
Stand by your man
("For alla y'all")
("For alla y'all")
You got to stand by your baby
("For alla y'all")