Hold Me Down

**Intro (8 bars)** Yeah… pain in the melody For the real ones that stayed solid When the lights went out and the money dried up When the judge threw time and the homies disappeared Only a few still around If you got somebody like that… You better hold ‘em close **Verse 1 (16 bars)** Back when the fridge was bare and the rent late You was right there splitting crumbs off my plate Cold nights, arguing with the landlord You said, “Fuck ‘em, baby, we gon’ stand tall” I was out chasing dreams in the street glow Trying to flip hope from a C-note Enemies lurking, police steady watchin’ Helicopters circling, block still hot and You never folded when the rumors got loud When they said I’d lose, you said you was proud Even when my temper turned toxic and wild You saw the broken little boy in the child Court dates, facing time in a cell You wrote me letters saying, “We gon’ prevail” Through the tears and the pain and the doubt that surround You the only one that really hold me down **Chorus (8 bars – Male R&B hook)** Will you hold me down when the walls cave in? When I lose my way, when I can’t win? When the world turn cold and the lights go dim Will you stay right there, won’t you hold me then? Through the highs and lows, through the wrong and right When I’m losing faith in this fight If it all fall apart and I hit the ground Tell me, baby, will you hold me down? **Verse 2 (16 bars)** I done seen love switch up for a bankroll Hearts turn fake when the fame grow Women love you when you shining and paid Disappear quick when the sunshine fade But you different, never asked for a dime Just loyalty, honesty, and my time When depression had me deep in the bottle You pulled me out that spiral full throttle Said, “I love you, but I won’t watch you drown” Real talk hit harder than a round Had my back when my own blood didn’t When the so-called friends all went missing From the county blues to the studio sound You my peace when the chaos around If the world try to break me down piece by piece You the reason a soldier find peace **Chorus (8 bars – Male R&B hook)** Will you hold me down when the walls cave in? When I lose my way, when I can’t win? When the world turn cold and the lights go dim Will you stay right there, won’t you hold me then? Through the highs and lows, through the wrong and right When I’m losing faith in this fight If it all fall apart and I hit the ground Tell me, baby, will you hold me down? **Verse 3 (16 bars)** I ain’t perfect, I done fucked up plenty Late nights, wrong turns, chasing fast money Said some things I regret in rage Let my pride put love in a cage But you saw past the scars and the flaws Past the outlaw breaking the laws You believed in the man I could be Not the headline version they see When the pressure of the streets got heavy And my paranoia made me edgy You whispered, “Breathe, don’t let ‘em win” Kept my faith when my faith was thin So if I make it out this war alive With a mansion view and a long driveway Just know every throne that I ever found Built on the strength that you held me down **Chorus (8 bars – Male R&B hook)** Will you hold me down when the walls cave in? When I lose my way, when I can’t win? When the world turn cold and the lights go dim Will you stay right there, won’t you hold me then? Through the highs and lows, through the wrong and right When I’m losing faith in this fight If it all fall apart and I hit the ground Tell me, baby, will you hold me down? **Outro (6 bars)** Yeah… This for the ride-or-dies The ones that stay when it ain’t pretty When the fame fade and the cash low If you got love like that, protect it Real love in a cold world… That’s everything.