[00:29.63]now you've been holding me down
[00:31.80]for such a long time now
[00:33.79]from back then to now in my story
[00:36.63]straight from the hood
[00:38.28]you've always been there for me
[00:39.69]and ya had my back
[00:42.21]back when everybody said
[00:43.43]i wasn't anything
[00:44.75]it was you who had me holdin' on
[00:46.34]no matter what was goin' on
[00:47.74]so no whatever ya need i got you
[00:51.32]reminiscing that 6 train from way back
[00:53.83]now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs
[00:56.49]sweepin' them floors in them bronx apartments
[01:00.03]mira esta que on that red carpet
[01:02.24]with pun died you was the first to call me
[01:05.06]i never told you but you was there for me
[01:08.17]whatever you need i'll be there for you
[01:10.41]crack - i got ya back for real (true story)
[03:05.58][02:08.68][01:12.60]now my loyalty will always be
[03:08.61][02:11.66][01:15.66]with you if you just promise me
[03:11.67][02:14.48][01:18.42]that you'll stay real just like you are
[03:14.25][02:17.26][01:21.18]cause baby you don't have to change no
[03:51.65][03:40.23][03:28.97][03:17.75][02:32.65][02:21.40][01:36.35][01:24.96]you don't know how much you mean to me
[03:54.13][03:42.71][03:31.46][03:20.29][02:35.22][02:23.80][01:38.61][01:28.04]whenever you down
[03:55.26][03:44.35][03:32.95][03:21.30][02:36.25][02:25.41][01:39.71][01:29.04]you know that you can lean on me
[03:57.28][03:45.83][03:34.62][03:23.56][02:38.23][02:27.49][01:41.59][01:31.09]no matter the situation
[03:25.66][02:29.16][01:33.28]boy i'm gon' hold you down
[03:36.95][02:40.67][01:44.33]girl i'm gon' hold you down
[01:47.52]2005 rakim and jody watley
[01:48.66]why'd she paint such a picture so perfect
[01:51.37]quite possibly the real expression from bx
[01:54.49]to south beach
[01:55.56]i'ma always hold you down girl
[01:57.27]you can count on me
[01:58.67]so remember this whenever i call
[02:01.36]we go back too far
[02:02.68]we've been through it all
[02:04.07]even though we haven't spoke
[02:05.46]in so long ain't nothing has changed
[02:07.15]not a damn thing baby
[02:43.44]like green it's the autumns
[02:44.56]things will stay
[02:45.86]this industry, yeah, i fought
[02:47.56]made me this way
[02:48.76]get between me and j.lo i simply stay
[02:51.53]you better off sweepin' leaves
[02:53.38]on a windy day no
[02:54.25]so i don't care about the situation
[02:56.98]i'ma ride for you if there's a complication
[02:59.70]every time you had my back and all
[03:02.45]when we were young
[03:03.78]now you joe we crackin' off
[03:59.77][03:48.23]i'm gon' hold you down