Hold You Down

Now you been holding me down Hmm, for such a long time now From back then 'till now in my story Straight from the hood you've always been there for me And you had my back when they Back when everybody said I wasn't anything It was you that kept me holding on, no matter what was going on So whatever you need I got you yeah Reminiscing that 6 train from way back Now it's sky blue Phantoms and stretch Maybachs For sweepin' them floors in them Bronx apartments Mira esta que on the 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 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 your 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 your down you know that you can lean on me No matter the situation, girl I'm gon' hold you down Yo, 2005, Rakim and Jody Watley Watch me paint a picture so perfect quite possibly The realest freshest 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 been through it all Even though, we haven't spoken so long Ain't nothing change, 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 ('cause you don't know) You don't know how much you mean to me Whenever your 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 your down you know that you can lean on me No matter the situation, girl I'm gon' hold you down Like green is the autumn, some things must stay This industry yeah I'm far to make me this way Get 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'ma ride for you if there's a complication 'Cause every time you had my back and all When we were young, now you're Joey crack and all 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're 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're 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're 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're down you know that you can lean on me No matter the situation, I'm gon' hold you down Hold you down Down, down I'm gon' hold you down Oh You down