Hold You Down

Verse 1

Mama on her knees every Sunday morning

Prayin' for a son who barely made it out the storm

Daddy's workin' doubles just to keep the lights on

Granny's old recipes keep the whole house warm

I was runnin' with the pack thinkin' I was grown

Learned the streets don't love you when you're all alone

Got a phone call midnight that changed my whole tone

Blood thicker than water when your back's against the stone

Pre-Chorus

Family ain't the ones who show up for the shine

Family's who hold you down when you're doin' time

Family ain't the ones who clap for your success

Family's who pray for you when you're at your lowest stress

Chorus

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

Through the struggle through the pain through the greed

When the world turns cold and the wolves get mean

Only family knows where I've been and what I've seen

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

When I fall they're the ones who catch me at my knees

Verse 2

Cousin on the corner sellin' dreams for a price

I told him come back home before he loses his life

Sister got her degree now she's teachin' at the school

Every dime she makes she sends back to the pool

We grew up with nothin' but we never felt poor

Cause love filled the spaces where the money wasn't stored

Now I'm on the road eatin' ramen every night

Cookin' up my future tryna get the family right

Pre-Chorus

Family ain't the ones who show up for the shine

Family's who hold you down when you're doin' time

Family ain't the ones who clap for your success

Family's who pray for you when you're at your lowest stress

Chorus

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

Through the struggle through the pain through the greed

When the world turns cold and the wolves get mean

Only family knows where I've been and what I've seen

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

When I fall they're the ones who catch me at my knees

Bridge

I got blood on my hands and dirt on my name

But they never once looked at me with shame

Mama said boy you're still my pride and joy

No amount of trouble can break our chain

Chorus

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

Through the struggle through the pain through the greed

When the world turns cold and the wolves get mean

Only family knows where I've been and what I've seen

Blood on blood that's the bond that I bleed

When I fall they're the ones who catch me at my knees