They wanna know They wanna know baby But no need to show Anybody what we've got going on I really hope We keep it on the low baby Cause we don't know If they even want to see us strong I get (Oh) lonely when you're not there But baby I understand There's no question that you are my man Oh no, Play with me that's a no no Cause honey I just like to be by your side Cause I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to hold you down, down, down, down, down, down, down Oh baby I'm a general Normally I coulda sent a body guard Cause too many bullets wanna graze me Same gorillas wanna grave me Hmmm I need your mercy Cause I'mma show show Been a longtime, I've been riding solo Time no de, battery is running so low We can have it your way, your way So nobody haffi know E go de choke I move with a queen, I'm a king you should know I just de see as dem de frown e de show Their frown e de show E go de choke I move with a queen, I'm a king you should know I just de see as dem de frown e de show Cuz my baby fine, she dey shine, she dey glow Cause I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love you I get to hold you down, down, down, down, down, down, down I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love I get to lo-lo-love I get to hold you down

Feel like I have dated every woman in the world Most were beautiful, some were cooperate worked in a little cubicle I done some shit to some that I would never do to you Cause some were tailor made but still wasn't suitable Come to yours I see why you be elusive Some took advantage off you, some were intrusive Some put they hands on you, some were abusive Most cheated on you must they think you were exclusive Ain't gotta say a word, I already know it Even if you scared to death it's ill that you never show it I go to sleep with fear of losing you, don't wanna blow it I wouldn't be surprised if I did, that's typical Joe shit I lie forever Not only do she trust me, her body is a work of art There's a beauty in every ugly So for me as a friend though our path's are so horrible Together we'll never have to see em' again I love you You and I, you and I seem crazy I would die, if you live my life baby No one else gave a damn bout' us Where we go, I don't know the future I just know, I don't wanna lose ya We just taking our chance on love, on love I've been with every women in this world, except my virgin shit Some kept my soul alive just so they can murder it We're both broken pieces, both been hurt and shit Both took a chance on each other and it was worth the risk She low maintenance but she deserves a grip Give her the best of me cause she endured the worst of it She been through so much, still she carry on So if she comes with baggage it's a carry-on So in life without her, I couldn't conceive I tried to dump her one time, but she wouldn't leave And I ain't want her to so that was good to see Soon as I utter'd the world I damn near couldn't breathe Been trough the run around, took her off the carousel Still in shock that her passion's unparalleled I know she's ex's must be mad as hell But we were so broken down, we had to jell You and I, you and I seem crazy I would die, if you live my life baby No one else gave a damn bout' us Where we go, I don't know the future I just know, I don't wanna lose ya We just taking our chance on love, on love I've been with every type of woman, some of the baddest ones Some were cougars, but still they acted young Some were gossip queens, but I ain't mad at them You make it bittersweet, today that shit matters none Some I knew wouldn't last when that crash begun Some played it cool, but wasn't half as fun Some ain't over me, they just blame away Some I ruined myself, others came that way Some were modelesque, less started gaining weight Other waited to gain, but met the same fate Some moved to the city for a change of pace Some I never broke up with, just let it fade away Some never witnessed love, don't know what we see in it Was a stranger for you so it's ill how you believe in it Cause you done dated a few If I'mma take a chance on love I thank God he let me take it with you I love you You and I, you and I seem crazy I would die, if you leave my life baby No one else gave a damn bout' us Where we go, I don't know the future I just know, I don't wanna lose ya We just taking our chance on love, on love

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 whatever ya need I got you Reminiscing that 6 train from way back Now its sky blue phantoms and stretch may backs Sweepin' them floors in them Bronx apartments Mira esta que on that red carpet When 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 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 no 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

Yeah, yo, I'm the nigga with the perpetual oyster bars Mother of pearl delivery, voice of God And it's hard just being the boss Being I can't go to jail 'cause them years will cost me Don't get me wrong, lay a nigga down if he force me Rather just sit back and roll a Dutch Think how I'ma put the game in the cobra clutch Think about how I'ma get the cocaine over customs Never underestimate niggaz or over trust them Uh, yeah them M's is right in my face I just gotta throw my timbs on and tighten my lace If it don't jam, the tech will spray When I spit everybody gotta split like pepper spray 'Cause I'm a nigga that hate to settle I'm a man of the Lord but I still can't shake the Devil Moved away and still can't escape the ghetto, what The time to talk is up so bring the heat, that time is over While you running your mouth, I'm creeping up over your shoulder A gun, a knife, a bat, a brick, anything I can get my hands on Call my bluff, start actin' up, and I'll leave you underground I know how to get my pairs off me They can cry and die from high blood pressure 'cause tears are salty It's a symptom if you bobbin' your head Know that he's sick, know the flow is ridic', now throw him a grip When I get it, you already know I'm throwin' them bricks Puttin' purple everywhere, daddy, I'm throwin' them nicks That's right, homey, you can't move me I ain't goin' nowhere, I'm in the hood like bootleg movies All you shootin' is the breeze, a bootleg uzi I'm just waitin' on a queue like Suzie, don't lose me These penitentiary chances that I take Should be able to get the mansion by the lake But I invest my bread into something else Into something else that'll make something melt You just gotta feel the kid If not rap for the fact of how real he is, whatup The time to talk is up so bring the heat, that time is over While you running your mouth, I'm creeping up over your shoulder A gun, a knife, a bat, a brick, anything I can get my hands on Call my bluff, start actin' up, and I'll leave you underground Aiyo, niggaz know the champ is in here He took it from crack to rap, now he put out two anthems a year And I just wanna rock for a century And then chase the book with the documentary If you can't do none other than flow Life's a bitch like the mother from blow, let's go Don't make me put your heart in your lap Fuck ridin' the beat nigga, I parallel park on the track Hop out lookin' crispy, fresh and new In the six, but it's a BM, and it's Pepsi blue And, I don't know you But I know a man becomes a man From all the shit that he go through Ya'll ain't fuckin' with Jason After I cash in, there's really no justification Of how I'm gonna change the game, so don't get outta line 'Cause this little nine will change your frame, what up The time to talk is up so bring the heat, that time is over While you running your mouth, I'm creeping up over your shoulder A gun, a knife, a bat, a brick, anything I can get my hands on Call my bluff, start actin' up, and I'll leave you underground

Uh, uh Fuck the frail shit, uh, 'cause when my coke come in They gotta use the scale that they weigh the whales with Carlssons on the Jeep, Bugatti made the prototype Hoped you'd get the picture but you just can't photo life Determined niggas make it Kicking down the door and we burning niggas naked The house costs a million, sitting on the beach And the only thing I know, if it's furnished, I'ma take it My bathtub lift up, my walls do a 360 We got the shit that the government got Talking money then you rubbing the spot Real niggas say that they be wilding We on the Cayman Islands on a yacht with our favorite albums A bad ho and a plate of salmon, smoking and drinking Nigga, is you thinking that our fate is violent? I love my nigga for the fact that he real And nobody on the faculty squeal And if you facing capital pun, pass me a gun And I'ma give you time to run while I rapidly peel, uh We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it We gon' make it I learned the game quickly, and I don't like to rent So when I fly now, I bring my cars on the plane with me In this case, who's the loser? Ran through enough coke for Castro to build schools in Cuba Teaching kids how to read and write and use the Ruger Motherfuckin' niggas is back, Jada and P We got water, X, haze, plus weight of the D And I'm tired of hearing about old niggas that had it And be the same old niggas that ratted (who cares?) Talking 'bout how we hawk niggas in they fuckin' back Gun work's official but niggas don't be wanting that (Why?) 'Cause they puss and they mans is lame We Soul for Real in the hood, we make Candy Rain I could easily send you to God But come and see me at the Plaza Hotel, I might give you a job If you can't remember the name All you gotta do is ask the dame for the niggas that deliver it hard We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it Jada, mwah, I'll kiss you, you bitch ass nigga Bet the hood won't miss you, you bitch ass nigga Might find your man dead in the ocean (he be a'ight though) You know dead rappers get better promotion Why we don't laugh at death, and cry at birth Never say you can't do it 'til you try it first Be the young niggas eager to pull it But it's a message in everything, trust me, even a bullet Go to war with the 8 and the pound Think you got your ear to the street now Put your face in the ground 'cause my shells is expensive You'll know exactly why when you yellin' in intensive My fellas is offensive Lucky 'cause I got guns that crack your back But that's not what I prefer, I manufacture crack And niggas turn bitch when you show 'em the steel But we know how to bid so y'all go 'head and squeal I'm comfortable far from home Eating right, getting good rest either on the bar or the phone I'm the reason niggas got deals the past few years "Sound anything like Kiss? Then sign right here!" And, y'all just talking, I'm doing it well Jadakiss, motherfucker, I'ma see you in hell We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it We gon' make it We gon' make it, we gon' make it We gon' make it