Stay Down

This shit is a battle Yeah I done put time in My shit is timeless Mama’s health was declinin’ Pressure on me made a diamond I just try to put my time in Stay dedicated ’til I was shining Shit was workin but the timing off Never force it was my line of thought I had a plan but no plan of action To achieve the goals that I was workin with Next to nothin I was dead broke And I ain’t even know how to work the shit I was back, back against the wall with it Feelin’ lost with it I was clockin’ double shifts The worst feeling is knowin’ you meant for it But not sure how to get the shit So I doubled down with it Money stretch like I’m long winded Hate change but got along with it All my homies gone but wasn’t goin’ with it They was makin’ plays off the phone with it I was writin’ raps tryna grow with it Kept my head down I was rollin with it Stayed down I was so committed Tears dropped I was soaking in em Long nights I was focused in ‘em Chose so many wrong choices Had to prove that I made the right decision Protect your dreams and live life with it I’m just tryna make right with it Buildin’ this on my own It’s like I’m serving a life sentence I’m just givin’ you life wit’ it I stay down ’Til I come up I need it now ’Til I come up Where's my crown I need it now I’ma hold it down ’Til I come up I stay down ’Til I come up I need it now ’Til I come up Where’s my crown (Too much too much) I need it now (Too much too much) I’ma hold it down (Too much too much) ’Til i come up I waited long time Like I was standin’ in long lines Quit school committed to the grind My parents yellin’ at me like I lost my mind That was when I put in overtime Then I broke it down like a 9 to 5 Lost interest in the little things Made room for the bigger things Started addin’ up my dividends Subtracted all the shit that I would spend Calculated all my losses in What was left was what I brung in I was stressed but wouldn’t budge or bend All I knew was that I had to win Shot clock walls closing in Quit playin had to focus in I made time for this shit I went live for this shit Wasn’t no denying this shit I was all in on this Stay protected in grind mode Needed to end on a high note They used to tell me that my music wasn’t poppin’ Now they hit me like right on I was righteous I was down Ten toes to the ground Kept it pushing even when the shit wasn’t lookin’ its best I remember I was blessed Every thing that I invest My return gotta be next I need to cut me a check I need a trip out the citySomewhere lookin’ pretty So I can just sit and reflect I stay down ’Til I come up I need it now ’Til I come up Where’s my crown I need it now I’ma hold it down ’Til I come up I stay down ’Til I come up I need it now ’Til I come up Where’s my crown (Where’s my crown) I need it now (I need it now) I’ma hold it down (Yeah) ’Til i come up Mama’s health wasn’t gettin’ better By this time I thought she’d be better Always told her that it’s gettin’ better Super scared that it would never With the pen I was gettin better Ready to take it to the next level Had me booked for a couple shows I was ready for that open road Home life wasn’t lookin’ well But I had to keep it going still I was ready for the go time Lights on that’s when it’s my time I fell the more that I climbed More life I’m an icon Lights flash off the Nikons Fake smiles what they hide behind Don’t get caught up in the ambience Always look 'em right in their eyes Truth can only hide for so long Couldn’t trust I did it dolo I went back and got my mojo Then came back and let it all flow Tried to end it with my solo Tried to cut me off that’s a no It’s been years I haven’t spoke about it And I still don’t wanna talk about it I spend time runnin’ thoughts lately I’m just tryna get it all up out me If I never make it more than what it is today I just hope they talk about me Just know I did my best ‘Til the day of my last breath I stay down (I stay down) ’Til I come up, up, up I need it now (I need it now) ’Til I come up (’Til I come up) Where’s my crown (Where’s my crown) I need it now, now, now I’ma hold it down (I’ma hold it down) ’Til I come up (’Til I come up) I stay down (I stay down) ’Til I come up, up, up I need it now (I need it now) ’Til I come up (’Til I come up) Where’s my crown (Where’s my crown) I need it now, now, now I’ma hold it down (I’ma hold it down) ’Til i come up (’Til i come up)