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 it's sky blue Phantoms and stretch Maybacks   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'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 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 such a picture so perfect? Quite possibly   The real expression 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'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 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      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'ma 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