[Intro]
Aye-aye
Aye-aye
Aye-aye

[Verse 1]
I put it on my life, I ain't tryna hold back
Goin' all-in like I can't turn back
I was always thinkin', "How this shit gon' make me feel?"
I been contemplatin', "Will I ever sign a deal?"
Just to keep it real with you
I been hustlin', I been tusslin', I been grindin'
Just so I can see another day where I be shinin'
N***as actin' like they really love me, but they lyin'
Fuck it, who am I to be judgin' all the time?
Had to be cuttin' ties with my own peeps
I struggle with no sleep, I get it when I need
I'm feelin' it might be another classic
I been on my own for the most, by madness
I been on the coast, white smoke, a bad one
With me never had one, feel me tryna balance
I don't need no cameras to show me where I'm standin', ayy
I just hope you understand it

[Chorus]
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
[Verse 2]
Put it on my life, said it twice, on the line, took a flight
Overseas with the bags and a bag and my wallet
I'll be damned if they stop me in my tracks
Understand, there's no Plan B
Only gonna say 'cause I'm everything I can be
Fancy, oh, you fancy
Now you ain't tryna hang 'cause you really might be
Thinkin' that I really could, you imagining things
Everybody watchin' this is how I'm handlin' things
Get a check for a show by allowin' the shit
Been a man with it since I was in Pampers and shit
Ain't no pamperin' since I put the stamp on it quick
And I'm back in it, ain't nobody backin' and shit
Homegrown by the pros, don't stand with the shit
I ain't mad, I just hope you understand what this is
I ain't mad, I just hope you understand what it is

[Chorus]
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
I've been holding me down for a minute, like
Don't let me down (Down), don't let me drown
[Outro]
Holdin' me down (Down, down)
Holdin' me down (Down, down) (Woo, woo)
Holdin' me down (Down, down) (Ayy)
Holdin' me down (Down, down) (Yeah-yeah-yeah, ayy, yeah-yeah-yeah)