[Intro - Emotional] Yeah... from the bottom of the mat... (God hold me down) Family hold me down... [Hook - Anthemic, powerful] Too heavy, but God and family hold me down (hold me down) Won't ever let it get me down, I rise off the ground (rise up) From the bottom of the mat, yeah I may have fallen (fell down) But look now we ballin', hear the whole town callin' (we up) Not gonna let the enemy choose my fate, no way (no way) Worries and doubts, watch them dissipate (gone) That's just how my God operates (God way) [Verse 1 - Gritty, real] Back against the wall, life tried to break my back (break me) Nights I couldn't sleep, mind under attack (heavy) Face down on the mat, felt like the end (lowest) But mama prayed, family never bend (real love) Devil in my ear say boy you won't make it (lies) God in my heart say rise up, you gon' take it (God talk) Every scar is a lesson, every tear built faith (faith) Turned all of my pain into grace [Hook - Bigger] Too heavy, but God and family hold me down (hold me down) Won't ever let it get me down, I rise off the ground (rise up) From the bottom of the mat, yeah I may have fallen But look now we ballin', hear the whole town callin' Not gonna let the enemy choose my fate, no way Worries and doubts, watch them dissipate That's just how my God operates [Verse 2 - Triumphant] Now we up off the mat, dust off the whole fit (dust off) Same one they doubted, now they can't forget (can't forget) Worries in the wind, watch them dissipate (blow away) God move silent but the outcome great (He operates) Enemy tried to choose my fate but the book already written (written) Family hold me so I'm never slippin', never quittin' (never quit) Too heavy for the hate, too heavy for the chains (break chains) Too heavy to stay down, now we ballin' through the rain (we ballin') [Bridge - Soft, choir] Ohhh, from the bottom (bottom) to the top now (top now) God hold me, family hold me, won't fall down Worries gone, doubts gone, in the wind now That's just how my God operates, yeah [Final Hook - Shout it] Too heavy, but God and family hold me down! Won't ever let it get me down! From the bottom of the mat, now we ballin'! That's just how my God operates!
