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 they) Back when everybody said
I wasn’t anything It was you who had me holdin’ on No matter what was goin’ on So whatever ya need I got you
Reminiscing that 6 train from way back Now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs Sweepin’ them floors in them Bronx apartments Mira esta que on that red carpet When 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
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
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’ma always hold you down, girl 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 has 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 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 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
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 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
