Oh, the king's back (back-back-ba-back-back)
Yeah, bounce
Oh, oh (come on)
Oh, oh (yeah, come on)
Oh, oh (y'all know you gon' find out)
Yeah ('bout to find out)

Hold me down
Hold me down
Even when the rain falls (yeah)
Hold me down, oh (yeah)
Hold me down
I'm just so thankful (uh, yeah, err)

Everyday it gets darker (err), the road gets longer (err)
My body gets weaker (err), my faith gets stronger (err)
The devil's working on me hard, because God loves me (yeah)
As long as I'm in his graces, it's gon' get ugly (hey)
But, only he can judge me so
What another motherfucker say don't matter (uh-huh)
So I avoid the chatter (uh-huh)
That way I ain't gotta splatter with the rat-tat-tattas (woo)
Watch what you say or you gon' wish you had'a (yeah)
Check a nigga data (what?)
Ain't nan' nigga badder with the mic than the dog (uh)
From the right to the wrong (uh)
Still bite and go hard (yeah)
Smash to the left (yeah)
And with the last of my breath (yeah)
I'll beat that ass to death (c'mon!)

Hold me down (uh, uh, uh, yo)
Hold me down
Even when the rain falls (hey, hey, yeah)
Hold me down (uh, a nigga don't need much)
Hold me down
I'm just so thankful (uh c'mon, get it)

I pull in opposite directions, my life's in conflict (uh huh)
That's why I spit words that depict the convict (okay, ooh)
Man, if you not able to see
What I'm saying to you, then you not able to be (c'mon, ooh, yeah)
Just like reading the bible to a baby (uh-huh)
Some of y'all will get it (uh)
But most of y'all gon' think I'm crazy (oh no, no, no)
I ain't never gave a fuck about what you think (okay)
What you think don't matter if you think yo' shit don't stink (baby)
Man, it hurts when people that I love don't want me (oh)
Want it all from me, then think they can judge me (yeah)
Treat me like I'm ugly
I done dumb some shit but I never been a dummy
'Cause I know God love me

Hold me down (even when the rain falls)
Hold me down (hey)
Hold me down, oh (I'm just so grateful)
Hold me down (hey, hey)
Hold me down (a nigga don't need much)
Hold me down (I'm just so thankful)
Hold me down (even when the rain falls)

I'm just so grateful
Nobody, nobody gonna take me down (hold me down)
'Cause I been through it all (hold me down)
Woah (hold me down)
(Hold me down)
Nobody, nobody gonna take me down (hold me down)
Oh Lord
You wanna know how I survive
And it's all because of you, yeah
And I'm just so grateful

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): Alicia Augello-Cook, Earl Simmons, Kasseem Dean