[ti:Hold It Down]
[ar:J.Cole]
[al:The Warm Up]
[00:05.55][Produced By J.Cole]
[00:08.47]
[00:10.80][Verse 1]
[00:23.19]If my heart stop pumping tomorrow don’t feel no sorrow
[00:25.91]Cuz life is hard mentally and everything is meant to be
[00:29.25]Sometimes I ask myself If I was gone who will remember me?
[00:31.88]It's hard to tell oh-well sit back and sip this Hennessey
[00:34.92]Now lately it's been hard to tell my friends part from my enemies
[00:37.69]Cuz plenty niggas show me love but in their hearts they envy me
[00:40.73]Why? I'm just a nigga from around the way
[00:43.11]Told my momma I'll make it happen and I found a way
[00:45.88]Pour out some liquor for my niggas at the crossroads
[00:48.87]And may the Lord give guidance to the lost souls
[00:51.75]I know that deep inside these niggas know it's more to life
[00:55.02]Then mackin hoes and stacking dough
[00:56.64]Man I'm sort of like a nigga who done seen greener grass
[00:59.41]So when they think they ballin like The Dream Team
[01:02.24]My nigga I done seen meaner cash
[01:03.91]And I'm trynna get it, follow me nigga I'm on a prowl
[01:06.79]Headed to the top! You watching me nigga? Then Hold It Down
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[01:08.98][Hook]
[01:09.65]Hold it down, if you need to holla at me
[01:12.53]Don’t hesitate to call it ain't a problem
[01:14.72]I can be there I’d ride for you, lie for you
[01:18.30]I know you’d do the same, I will die for u
[01:20.93]So hold it down, when the times is hard, I’ll be around
[01:26.45]So hold me down and it don’t matter how far I’ll be around
[01:31.52]Yea, I'll hold you down
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[01:32.42][Verse 2]
[01:32.63]You were my nigga from the younger days, we grew up
[01:35.50]I went to school you went the other way
[01:37.83]But still my brother man, I'm sitting, reminiscing on
[01:40.51]All of them bitches we were tripping over, kissing on
[01:43.28]Or at the skating rink we trying to bag some new hoes
[01:46.43]And If I need gear, you let me hold ya new clothes and vice-a-versa man
[01:50.17]But now that life is worster man a nigga slow caking
[01:53.11]I'm broke trynna chase a dream, you just got probation and I'm stressed
[01:56.96]Your little sister pregnant what’s next?
[01:58.87]Oh shit my momma doing drugs, at times it's hard to feel blessed
[02:01.76]In this madness I holla at my nigga in the sadness
[02:04.54]Remember when ya momma tried to beat you with that bat shit?
[02:07.58]Remember your chick Nina man that ass was the fattest
[02:10.42]Remember my crush on Sabrina? yo, she still the baddest!
[02:13.66]I'm just glad that I can holla at you, it's been a while
[02:17.90]And til the next time I hear from you, ay, hold it down!
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[02:23.56][Hook]
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[02:41.50][Verse 3]
[02:41.96]And these are tough times baby but we’ll make it through
[02:44.24]You know I'm headed for the top I swear I'm taking you
[02:47.12]Just hold a nigga down through this bad weather
[02:50.32]The rain falling ain't balling but I have better
[02:52.50]A women with an ass and a strong mind, it's been a long time
[02:56.54]Sometimes you on your bullshit, sometimes I'm on mine
[02:59.62]Will I have a hard time to stay committed?
[03:02.77]Or do I only want your voice moaning when I hit it?
[03:04.44]Man only God knows
[03:05.66]I know deep in your heart you don’t want me to be no star though
[03:08.29]Cuz groupies out there every show you scared I'm fucking every ho
[03:11.37]And girl I ain't gon lie and say I won't cuz shit you never know
[03:14.26]But may the Lord give me strength, I love you more than anything
[03:17.19]The future mother of my kids, the love is real and if we ever part God forbid
[03:21.69]I love you still so when I'm on the road don’t trip, you know im down for you
[03:25.93]Keep it tight and don’t slip, and hold it down for me
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[03:31.95][Hook]