hold you down

now you've been holding me down
for such a long time now
from back then
to now in my story
straight from the hood
you've always been there for me
and ya had my back when everybody said I wasn't anything
it was you who had me holding on
no matter what was going on
so whatever you need I got you

reminiscing that 6 train from way back
now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs
sweeping them floors in them Bronx apartments
mira esta que on that red carpet
with Pun died you was the first to call me
I never told you but you was there for me
whatever you need, I'll be there for you
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
'cause baby you don't have to change, no..

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

2005 Rakim and Jody Watley
why'd she paint such a picture so perfect quite possibly
the real expression from BX to South Beach
I'mma always hold you down
you can count on me

so remember this whenever I call
we go back too far
we've been through it all
even though we haven't spoke in so long
ain't nothing changed
NOT A DAMN THING, baby

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

like green, it's the autumns
things will stay
this industry, yeah, I fought made me this way
get between me and J.Lo
I simply stay
you better off sweepin' leaves
on a windy day (no)

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 Joe, 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

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

:')