"Hold You Down" lyrics

Yeah
I had to hold it down

Say, I'm in the middle of that storm with no life raft (Raft)
These niggas tellin' my story, but just the bad half (Bad)
When you're mama's only son, you gotta dream bigger (Dream)
But now it's thirty years later, I'm a king, nigga
I got in front of my game, I ain't the same Ke (Ke)
Them niggas spit in my face, but then they blame me (They did)
But it didn't matter, I held it down and I'm still goin' (Goin')
I found the leaks, I patched 'em up and now the water flowin' (Let's go)
Them late nights with that burner right on the front seat (Seat)
Sittin' in Whataburger drive-thru, I'm one deep (Deep)
Them niggas had a whole plate and I couldn't eat (I couldn't)
Yeah, I was chuckin' niggas deuces and they wouldn't speak
But best believe them tables turned and they still spinnin' (Spinnin')
It's a whole different feeling when you start winnin'
I lost it all then watched them laugh was the best healin' (Healin')
A lifetime of lemonade from one lemon, nigga

I never thought about layin' it down

Say, I done had a couple of dollars, but I ain't satisfied (I ain't)
So which one you'd rather be, nigga, broke or tired? (Tired)
Yeah, I ignored a bunch of shit and let the drama slide (Slide)
But then I looked at life different when my mama died (My mama)
I got my first record deal and I was hyped up (I'm hype)
But I kept fuckin' off that bread on that white cup (Lord)
I started chasin' my blessings and dodgin' bad luck (Luck)
I went to get to that bag because I had nuts
See, I ain't kissin' they ass, so now they hate my guts (Never)
But when you're broke and doin' bad, they don't give two fucks (I swear)
Yeah, the bullshit was extra, but the pressure mine (Mine)
So when God bless your game, it's a special time (Time)
Now these clout-chasin' niggas, they get paid for lyin' (Paid)
I'm in a whole 'nother lane and they still cryin' (Still)

Don Ke, huh
Who else gon' hold it down?
The captain
The streets as my witness