Stay Down Video (MV)

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)