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 no 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
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
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 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 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
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'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
'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
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