"Held Down" lyrics
(feat. Cee-Lo)
Allow me to break it down. Ah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Life
This is dedicated to all my folks
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringing
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
Or swallow the thoughts
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
It brought jealousy and back wounds from all the stabbing
Cats posing as my fan just to get grabbing what's mine
I'm living in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can't afford thinking caps
But always found drinking raps and eating off beats
Claiming laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
Everybody playing rebel with no sign of a cause
[Cee-Lo:]
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Where you wanna go with your life
With your life
Yo, I'm never singing the blues but finding the clues to maintain
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
I had, and I made it come true
I'm an imperfect man and I'm holding the clue
To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
I find people setting traps
Trying to find the goal - without having any maps
Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
They don't come to chill or behave
And they got, toast ready to burn
Not learning to live, but they yearning to take what you earn
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You see - you've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with your life
With your life
So quick to place blame and deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
So many names held accountable for my own account
When a large amount was weight - that I made and shaped
When I climbed I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego looking for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And when I'm watching the news, and my daughter walks in
And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
Sleeping, covered in red?" I told her
That they were looking for God, but found religion instead
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
I need my space to live
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
Life
This is dedicated to all my folks
Diagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringing
And never took the time to fall in line or follow
Or swallow the thoughts
Of the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya cities
Ya hood, ya town, no matter which type
You from the same type of people try to hold you down
Just because you tailor made for bigger and better things
Never missed a chance to move ahead of things
And what does it bring? I tell you for me
It brought jealousy and back wounds from all the stabbing
Cats posing as my fan just to get grabbing what's mine
I'm living in times where my daughters are found around
Kids who can't afford thinking caps
But always found drinking raps and eating off beats
Claiming laws of the streets - but who made the laws?
Everybody playing rebel with no sign of a cause
[Cee-Lo:]
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
Where you wanna go with your life
With your life
Yo, I'm never singing the blues but finding the clues to maintain
And I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dream
I had, and I made it come true
I'm an imperfect man and I'm holding the clue
To perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I look
I find people setting traps
Trying to find the goal - without having any maps
Even friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversary
They felt they were entitled to the dairy I made
They don't come to chill or behave
And they got, toast ready to burn
Not learning to live, but they yearning to take what you earn
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be down
You see - you've got to make up your mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with your life
With your life
So quick to place blame and deny the shame we bring upon ourselves
So many names held accountable for my own account
When a large amount was weight - that I made and shaped
When I climbed I found
It was hard to find others around to point my fingers at
Which made me realize the truth
The biggest suppressor could be your own ego looking for an excuse
To plant roots, in a field of self-sorrow
To sprout and follow the first thing you feel
Nourishes your hunger to be respected, it gets hectic
And when I'm watching the news, and my daughter walks in
And choose to ask, "Why were all those people on the floor
Sleeping, covered in red?" I told her
That they were looking for God, but found religion instead
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
I need my space to live
Well I, feel the world around me
I've found, that others, will bring you down; just to be down
You see, you've got to make up yo' mind, where you wanna be
And where you wanna go with yo' life
With your life, with your life
