“Stay Down,” his most thoughtful song yet. It’s about the burdens of being the chosen one, the person who is going to make it, the pressures of delivering on that promise, and the drive to take care of those who depend on you. “I’m feeling like it’s all on me/They never asking how I feel but they go...
[Intro]
All of my life, ayy
Mhm, Mama hold on
All of my life, yeah
I'ma hold on
{Chorus}
It's like all of my life man I've been grinding so long
Pray that I make it, I told my Mama hold on
If you not here forever, it's just best you go on
I'm just tryna stay strong, and get my cake long
I never asked for a dollar but look how far I came now
Couldn't wait to the fortune, but I was taught to stay down
Mama sick of the struggle so it ain't time to play 'round
My niggas stay down, I'ma make a way out
[Verse 1]
And I'm feeling like it's all on all on me
They never asking how I feel but they gone call on me, aye
I swear they used to try to ball on me
So nowadays I ride around with that Chris Paul on me, aye
No destination I was crawling and walking a path with Satan
Bring me up in conversation, just hatin' praying I wouldn't make it
I was patient
All the hatred, I use it as motivation
Aye, you should see the looks on all they faces, like
Look at lil' Quin, I promise lil' bro the shit now
Not to long ago me and Mama them just got kicked out
Brand new designer putting Prada all on my bitch now
Fresh Balenciagas my collar matching my kicks now
If you faking all that love, then you can just back up
I was grindin' , they was playin' that's how you get passed up
Imma target I won't go to a show unless I'm strapped up
If he run up on me no arena, he bound to get clapped up
They outside when it's sunny but they ain't walk thru the rain
It's Free Lil Jimmy, I miss him I know he feelin' my pain
And if you ain't got nobody just know I won't never change
Ya'll know my loyalty strong, I'm hoping you feel the same, Gang
{Chorus}
It's like all of my life man I've been grinding so long
Pray that I make it, I told my Mama hold on
If you not here forever, then it's just best you go on
I'm just tryna stay strong, and get my cake long
I never asked for a dollar but look how far I came now
Couldn't wait to the fortune, but I was taught to stay down
Mama sick of the struggle so it ain't time to play 'round
My niggas stay down, I'ma make a way out
[Verse 2]
Really love my Mama all my fans and all my brothers
And when I sign that deal, I'ma always keep it gutta
Your girl gone keep it realer than you nigga, that's 100
I can't let you disrespect me, that's the code until I'm under
It's like all of my niggas done changed since I came up
But on gang if you solid I swear we on the way up
All my life I been grindin' I swear this shit ain't' made up
I done came up , the struggle made up
Big bro in the Navy, I told that boy like no way
But he told me he grindin' and everything be okay
Make your moves and be quiet it's always best you don't say
Get to it don't play , pockets fat like Rose
{Chorus}
It's like all of my life man I've been grinding so long
Pray that I make it, I told my Mama hold on
If you not here forever, then it's just best you go on
I'm just tryna stay strong, and get my cake long
I never asked for a dollar but look how far I came now
Couldn't wait to the fortune, but I was taught to stay down
Mama sick of the struggle so it ain't time to play 'round
My niggas stay down, I'ma make a way out, yeah
Stay Down was written by Quin NFN.
Stay Down was produced by The Truth Experiment.