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Hold Me Back Lyrics by John River

The Academy

2019

[Verse 1]
Aye my nigga, you a brother to me
More or less what’d a nigga like a brother to be
Hey we could cover the sea with all the shit that we got into Boy we had them hoes screaming careful of them two boys Fucking bitches competition what’s the score now?
Girls we thought we’d marry back then? Guess they whores now Fuck, back then they were the bomb and shit
Remember sneaking round running from your mom and shit? Well, no more lunch timе we’re older now its crunch timе
A couple tickets out the city, boy I’m trying punch mine
How am I gon make it what I had to figure out
Seen bullets take a nigga out, damn pour the liquor out
But you still tryna party, meanwhile I’m elevating
I understand you need a break but nigga fuck we celebrating? You my Day 1 nigga I hope you know that’s a fact
But I gotta face reality you holding me back

[Chorus]
You wanna fly nigga try my pressure
Lord if I die am I forever?
I would never do you dirty my nigga
A couple birdies my niggas
Came and told me that
You tryna hollld me back
Yea, yea, yea, yea
You tryna hollld me back
Yea yea yea yea
You tryna hollld me back

[Verse 2]
You were there from the start and you cared from the heart
I understand that your vantage is why tear it apart?
Well, flip the camera and take a look from my view
Before you met a nigga you let other niggas slide through
The fact they were inside you is what’s blocking the road There’s nothing worse than a nigga that is not in the know Baby are you mine? Are you gifted for my eyes
Or I will find out six niggas ready hit it from behind?
And fall victim to my pride, I’m not looking for a virgin
But if I’m the last nigga to your pussy is worth it?
Girl, part of me thinks your worth the world
But deep down every nigga just scared to be clowned
I know this sounds foolish and little immature
That a generation of niggas really insecure
I love to see your spine stretch hear you moan when we clap
I can’t believe my mindset is what’s holding me back

[Chorus]
You wanna fly nigga try my pressure
Lord if I die am I forever?
I would never do you dirty my nigga
A couple birdies my niggas
Came and told me that
You tryna hollld me back
Yea, yea, yea, yea
You tryna hollld me back
Yea yea yea yea
You tryna hollld me back

[Verse 3]
It’s hard to face reality, the stress in my thoughts
I use to stress over thots, I’m just a nigga that’s expressing my thoughts
Questioning the life I live
And if I make it to your headphones what might I give
You, my nigga, to help you maneuver
Through all the manure, I know what it’s like cause I
Crawled through the sewer, I ain’t seen the light yet
Yeah a niggas at the bottom but the top is where my sites set You better bet my flight next outta this bitch
This is a self-taught course called how to get rich
I’m really just another normal broke nigga with a talent
Thinking I can change the world oh nigga what a challenge Move coke or move mountains, chose the ladder of two
So if you stumble on my shit, hope it’s matters to you
I hope I sell but never sell out you can hold me to that nigga
I know I’ll be that nigga, ain’t no holding me back nigga

[Chorus]
You wanna fly nigga try my pressure
Lord if I die am I forever?
I would never do you dirty my nigga
A couple birdies my niggas
Came and told me that
You tryna hollld me back
Yea, yea, yea, yea
You tryna hollld me back
Yea yea yea yea
You tryna hollld me back
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John River

John River

About “Hold Me Back” by John River

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"Hold Me Back" is credited to John River. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Hold Me Back" appears on "The Academy" in 2019.

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