De La Soul - Held Down Lyrics
feat. Cee-Lo[Cee-Lo]Allow me.. to break it down.. ah yea yea yea yea yeahh..Life.. {*humming*}[Pos]This is dedicated to all my folksDiagnosed with a bad case of that proper upbringinAnd never took the time to fall in line or followor swallow the thoughtsOf the recognized committees who lurk throughout ya citiesYa hood, ya town, no matter which typeYou from the same type of people try to hold you downJust because you tailor made for bigger and better thingsNever missed a chance to move ahead of thingsAnd what does it bring? I tell you for meit brought jealousy in backrooms from all the stabbinCats posin as my fan just to get grabbin what's mineI'm livin in times where my daughters are found aroundkids who can't afford thinkin capsBut always found drinkin raps and eatin off beatsClaimin laws of the streets - but who made the laws?Everybody playin Rebel with no sign of a Cause[Chorus: Cee-Lo]Well I, feel the world around meI've found, that others, will bring you down, just to be downYou've got to make up your mind, where you wanna beWhere you wanna go with your lifeWith your life..[Pos]Yo, I'm never singin the blues but findin the clues to maintainAnd I been blessed to reign supreme over nearly every dreamI had, and I made it come trueI'm an imperfect man and I'm holdin the clueto perfection, it doesn't seem to matter what direction I lookI find people settin trapsTryin to find the goal - without havin any mapsEven friends of mine, jumped on line, just to become my adversaryThey felt they were entitled to the dairy I madeThey don't come to chill or behaveAnd they got, toast ready to burn-aca
