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 one day
Back when everybody
said I wasn't anything
It was you who had
me holdin' on no matter
what was goin' on
So no whatever ya need
I got you, yeah
Reminiscing that 6 train
from way back
Now it's sky blue
phantoms
and stretch Maybachs
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
'Cos 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
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'm a 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 changed
Not a damn thing, baby
My loyalty
will always be
with you if you just
promise me
That you'll stay real
just like you are
'cos 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
I'm gon'
hold you down
Like green,
it's the autumns
Things will stay
This industry yeah
I fought
Made me this way
Go between me
and J. Lo
I simply stay
You better off
sweepin' leaves
On a windy day
So I don't care
about the situation
I'm-a 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
'cos 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
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
You don't know who
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