[Intro: Fat Joe]
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Tia
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[Verse 1: Jennifer Lopez & Fat Joe]
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Now youve been holding me down, mmm
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For such a long time now
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From back then til now, in my story
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Straight from the hood, youve always been there for me
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And you had my back when they
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Back when everybody said I wasnt anything
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It was you who kept me holding on, no matter what was going on
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So whatever you need, I got you, yeah (Yeah, uh, yeah)
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[Verse 2: Fat Joe]
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Reminiscin that 6 train from way back
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Now its sky blue Phantoms and stretch Maybachs
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From sweepin them floors in them Bronx apartments, ha
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“Mira, esta que on that red carpet”
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When Pun died, you was the first to call me
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I never told you but you was there for me
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Whatever you need, Ill be there for you
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Crack, I got your back for real, true story
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[Pre-Chorus: Jennifer Lopez]
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Now my loyalty will always be with you
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If you just promise me
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That youll stay real, just like you are
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‘Cause baby, you dont have to change, no
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[Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & Fat Joe]
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You dont know how much you mean to me (No)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me (No)
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No matter the situation, boy, Im gon hold you down (You dont know)
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You dont know how much you mean to me (Hey, hey)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me
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No matter the situation, girl, Im gon hold you down (Yeah, uh, yo)
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[Verse 3: Fat Joe]
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2005 Rakim and Jody Watley
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Watch me paint a picture so perfect, quite possibly
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The realest, fresher from BX to South Beach
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Ima always hold you down, girl, you can count on me
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[Verse 4: Jennifer Lopez]
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So remember this whenever I call
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We go back too far, weve been through it all
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Even though we havent spoke in so long
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Aint nothing changed, not a damn thing, baby
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[Pre-Chorus: Jennifer Lopez]
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Now my loyalty will always be with you
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If you just promise me
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That youll stay real, just like you are
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‘Cause baby, you dont have to change, no (‘Cause you dont know)
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[Chorus: Jennifer Lopez & Fat Joe]
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You dont know how much you mean to me (How much you mean to me)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me
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No matter the situation, boy, Im gon hold you down (I dont care whats going on)
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You dont know how much you mean to me (You dont know, no, no)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me (Oh-woah)
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No matter the situation, girl, Im gon hold you down (Yeah, uh, yo)
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[Verse 5: Fat Joe]
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Like green is to autumn, some things must stay
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This industry, yeah, I fought em, made me this way
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Get between me and J. Lo, I simply state
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Youre better off sweepin leaves on a windy day, no
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[Bridge: Jennifer Lopez]
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So I dont care about the situation
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Ima ride for you if theres a complication
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‘Cause every time you had my back and all
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When we were young, now you Joey Crack and all
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[Pre-Chorus: Jennifer Lopez]
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Now my loyalty will always be (Now my loyalty will always be)
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With you if you just promise me (With you if you just promise me)
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That youll stay real, just like you are
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‘Cause baby, you dont have to change because
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[Chorus: Jennifer Lopez, Fat Joe & Both]
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You dont know how much you mean to me (You dont know)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me (Yeah, yeah)
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No matter the situation, boy, Im gon hold you down (Gonna hold you down, yeah, yeah)
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You dont know how much you mean to me
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me
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No matter the situation, girl, Im gon hold you down (Gonna hold you down)
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You dont know how much you mean to me (You dont)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me
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No matter the situation, Im gon hold you down (Im gonna hold you down)
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You dont know how much you mean to me (Yeah, yeah)
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Whenever you down, you know that you can lean on me (You know)
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No matter the situation, Im gon hold you down (Yeah, yeah)
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[Outro: Jennifer Lopez]
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You down
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Down, down, Im gonna hold you down
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Oh
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You down