Now you been holding me down   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 who kept me holding on   No matter what was going on   So whatever you need I got you yaa      Reminiscing that 6 train from way back   Now it's sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs   For sweepin' them floors in them Bronx apartments   Mira esta que ta 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   'Cuz baby you don't have to change no      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      Yo, 2005, Rakim and Jody Watley   Watch me paint a picture so perfect quite possibly   The realest frechest from BX to south beach   I'mma 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   'Cuz baby you don't have to change no      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      Like green is to autumn of some things must stay   This industry yeah father made me this way   Get between me and L-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   'Cuz 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   'Cuz 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   You down