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Hold It Down

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Hold It Down

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[Verse 1:]

Hold me down, ay if my heart stop pumping tomorrow don't feel no sorrow

Cause life is hard mentally and everything is meant to be

Sometimes I ask myself If I was gone who will remember me?

It's hard to tell ah-well sit back and sip this Hennessey

Now lately it's been hard to tell my friends part from my enemies

Cause plenty niggas show me love but in their hearts they envy me

Why? I'm just a nigga from around the way

Told my momma I'll make it happen and I found a way

Pour out some liquor for my niggas at the crossroads

Ay may the Lord give guidance to the lost souls

I now that deep inside these niggas know it's more to life

Then macin hoes and stacking doe

Man I'm short of like a nigga who don seen greener grass

So when they think they ballining like The DreamTeam, my nigga I done seen meaner cash

And I'm trynna get it, follow me nigga I'm on a prawl

Headed to the top! You watching me then hold it down!

[Chorus:]

Hold it down, if you need to holla at me

Don't hesitate to call it ain't a problem I can be there Id ride for you, lie for you

I know youd do the same, I will die for u

So hold me down, when the times is hard, Id be around

So hold me down and it don't matter how far I'll be around

Yea, I'll hold you down

[Verse 2:]

Yea you were my nigga from the younger days, we grew up

I went to school you went the other way

But still my brother man

I'm sitting reminiscing on all of them bitches we were trippening over, kissing on

Or at the skating rink we trrying to bag some new hoes

And If I need yea you let me hold your new clothes and vice versa

But man now that life is worster man a nigga slow caking

I'm broke trynna chase a dream, you just got probation and I'm stress

Your little sister pregnant what's next?

Oh shit my momma doing drugs, at times it's hard to feel blessed

In this madness I holla at my nigga and it's sadness

Member when ya momma tried to beat you with that bat shit?

Remember you chick Nina you that ass was the fattest, remember my crush on Sabrina? -yo she still the baddest!

I'm just glad that I can holla at you, it's been a while and to the next time I hear from you

Ay, hold it down!

[Chorus:]

Hold it down, if you need to holla at me

Don't hesitate to call it ain't a problem I can be there Id ride for you, lie for you

I know youd do the same, I will die for u

So hold me down, when the times is hard, Id be around

So hold me down and it don't matter how far I'll be around

Yea, I'll hold you down

[Verse 3:]

Ay these are tough times baby but well make it through

You know I'm headed for the top I swear I'm taking you

Just hold a nigga down through this bad weather

The rain falling ain't balling but I have better

A women with an ass and a strong mind

It's been a long time, sometime you on your bullshit

Sometimes I'm on mine

Will I have a hard time to stay committed?

Or do I only want your voice moaning when I hit it?

Man only God knows I know deep in your heart you don't want me to be no star though

Cause groupies out there every show you scared I'm fucking every hoe

And girl I ain't gon lie and say I won't cause shit you never know

But may the Lord give me strength

I loved you more than anything

The future mother of my kids, the love is real and if we ever part God forbid

I love you still so when I'm on the road don't trip, you know I'm down for you

Keep it tight and don't slip

And hold it down for me

[Chorus:]

Hold it down, if you need to holla at me

Don't hesitate to call it ain't a problem I can be there Id ride for you, lie for you

I know youd do the same, I will die for u

So hold me down, when the times is hard, Id be around

So hold me down and it don't matter how far Id be around

Yea, I'll hold you down

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