Hold You Down


Now you've been holding me down(yES fOr 2-3 yEArs nOw)
For such a long time now(mhHm)
From back then(yePp n Lubn iiT)
To now in my story(tRU tRu)
Straight from the hood(yEah ReminIsCn dEM GanGsTa dAyz)
You've always been there for me(reMeM MArwa?!?)
And ya had my back(yEs yOo diiD)
(When they) Back when everybody said
I wasn't anything(huH wen wAz daT??)
It was you who had me holdin' on
No matter what was goin' on
So no whatever ya need I got you(ii gOt yOo yEAh)

Reminiscing that 6 train from way back(Oh dayUmn i thugHt iT waZ 7)
Now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs
Sweepin' them floors in them Bronx apartments(yOo maYbeh bUt aiin reMbeRn deM)
Mira esta que on that red carpet(waSs daT mEeN??)
With Pun died you was the first to call me(OOoo YOo weR)
I never told you but you was there for me(oO ii knOe wat can iiSaii??)
Whatever you need, I'll be there for you(iight bOo)
Crack - I got ya back for real (True story)



Now my loyalty, will always be
With you, if you just promise me
That you'll stay real just like you are(Oh ii wILL)
'Cause baby you don't have to change (no i dOnt)


You don't know how much you mean to me(yEs ii dO)
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me(sniif sniif ii knoe)
No matter the situation
I'm gon' hold you down(iigHT)

You don't know how much you mean to me(yeS ii dO!!
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
Girl, I'm gon' hold you down:):):)


2005 Rakim and Jody Watley
Why'd she paint such a picture so perfect(cuZ sHe Saw uS)
Quite possibly
The real expression from BX
To South Beach(lubn dat BeaCh)
I'ma always hold you down, girl
You can count on me


So remember this whenever I call
We go back too far(yE weE haB)
We've been through it all
Even though we haven't spoke
In so long
Ain't nothing has changed
Not a damn thing, baby(nuthn nuthn!)


Now my loyalty, will always be
With you, if you just promise me
That you'll stay real just like you are
'Cause baby you don't have to change because


You don't know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
Boy, I'm gon' hold you down(tru tReu)


You don't know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
Girl, I'm gon' hold you down(hoW manii MO tYMeZ??


Like green, it's the autumns(lubn em LEaves REmeM zE fLoweRs????)
Things will stay
This industry, yeah, I fought
Made me this way
Get between me and HaNa
I simply stay
You better off sweepin' leaves
On a windy day (tru true)

So I don't care about the situation
I'ma ride for you if there's a complication
Every time you had my back and all
When we were young
Now you SaidR, we crackin' off

Now my loyalty, will always be
With you, if you just promise me
That you'll stay real just like you are
'Cause baby you don't have to change because
(ii wOnt)

You don't know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
Boy, I'm gon' hold you down

You don't know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
Girl, I'm gon' hold you down

You don't know how much you mean to me
Whenever you down
You know that you can lean on me
No matter the situation
I'm gon' hold you down