KRS One

Hold

KRS One


Verse 1 

Yeah....yeah..... 
Mmmmm....Mm! 
Alright here we go... 

I'm thinkin' real hard about some money I can hold 
But everybody I know is deep in the hole 
A steady payin' job is too hard for me to hold 
I call around for work but they puttin' me on hold 
But in my hand a shiny .45 is what I hold 
I make a mayonnaise sandwich out of some whole 
Wheat I'm feelin' weak I can't hold 
I gotta rob somebody tonight and take the whole 
Bank roll, some cash I gotta hold 
At the bottom of my shoe is a little bitty hole 
That's it, my mental sanity I can't hold 
I'm walkin' to the store with this pistol that I hold... 

Verse 2 

Yeah....yeah..... 

Half of me is sayin' maintain and uphold 
Suddenly I bump into some asshole 
He's cursin' me out, but this pistol that I hold 
Took control, and in his head I put a hole 
Ahhh man, now I'm lookin' around the whole 
Area, the gun is still hot that I hold 
I'm buggin' out, and I don't know how much longer I can hold 
I feel myself sinkin' deeper in the hole 
So in my victim's pants I rip a little hole 
And felt for the wallet, and took the whole 
Bill-fold, forty bucks is what I hold 
Suddenly I hear, "Freeze! Police! Hold!" 

Verse 3 

Yeah....mmmmm..... 
Come on! 
Yeah....wooh! 
Come on... 

In the penitentiary I see a whole 
Bunch of blacks and Hispanics that they hold 
In my cell I cry like hell, my head I hold 
One day somebody ax if my shoes they could hold 
I told this guy, "Listen! My shoe's got a hole 
But what's up with that shiny sharp knife that you hold?" 
He lunged forth, the first thing that I thought of was to hold 
The arm with the knife so that he couldn't put a hole 
In me, but then I put him in a chokehold 
Took the knife and in his neck I put a hole 
Suddenly all the C.O's come to me and it's me they hold 
Beat my ass and I spend two weeks in the hole 
I'm ready to bug out, my sanity I can't hold 
My needs and wants messed up my life on a whole. 

Damn. Just wasn't satisfied with life. 

Yeah....uh! 
Yeah.... 
Check! 

The moral to the story is...your addiction to your needs and your 
wants is what causes problems in your life. Make sure you got whatcha 
need. Put at a safe distance all the things that you want. It's wants 
that get you into trouble. 

This is the balance of life...the balance to life on a whole.