I Got Your Back

Story Behind The Song

We were going through a really bad streak of bad luck. Everything we did seemed to fail. Hard drives were crashing with 2 weeks woth of work. As soon I got a new job, my car broke down was had to have someone drive me to work. An electrical short fried $2000 of my equipment, my supervisor at work all of a sudden wanted to fire me and started giving me a hard time, my production partner started taking all my credits at a label and he got hired. All this happened in a period of 2 weeks plus more. I just wanted to hear the words "I Got Your Back"

Song Description

The song hook uplifting message is from a friend telling him I got your back, I'm here to help you during your rough times. The expression of things we all go through during bad times. The wife wants to leave you, it seems bad luck follows you everywhere. It's that time when you want to hear the words "I Got Your Back", I'm here to help in what ever I can.

Song Length 3:52 Genre Rap - Hip Hop, Rap - West Coast
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Stressed, Gracious Subject Failure, Pride
Similar Artists Jay-Z, Outkast Language Multi-Language
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

(VERSE.1)

(DRASTIK)

SIT WITH YOUR BOY AND CHILL WITH YOUR PANA
I KNOW LIFE SUCKS PERO LE VAMOS A DAR GANAS
MOVE FORWARD NOT BACK TO THE GATA
LETS HUSTLER TO WIN ARE BREAD AND BUTTA
WE RUN OUT OF LUCK IF WHEN DON?T HAVE THOSE BUCKS
THE BILLS CAN PILE UP AND YOU CAN GET STUCK
WITH A BIG ASS CAR NOTE AND THE RENT OVER DUE
PLUS YOU WILL STRESS CAUSE YOU DON?T KNOW WHAT TO DO
THE WIFE WILL HATE YOU AND STOP SUPPORTING YOU
CAUSE YOU DON?T MAKE ENOUGH SHE WILL CUT YOU
OUT OF HER LIFE AND THE KIDS TOO
WHAT A CRUEL LITTLE WORLD WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE BLUES
BUT RELAX IT?S A BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
CAUSE IT BUILDS YOUR CHARACTER, REMAINS YOU HUMBLE
SO BEAT YOUR PROBLEMS AND NEVER AVOID
YOU CAN LEAN ON ME COMPADRE CAUSE IM YOUR BOY

(HOOK)

(VERSE.2)

(SARKASTIK)

YO! GIVE ME THE BOTTLE AND WEED AND TELL WHAT YOU STRESSING BOY!, (STRESSING BOY!)
IS IT YOUR MONEY,YOUR HONEY, YOUR JOB, OR YOUR CAR, TELL ME BOY! ( TELL ME BOY!),
I GOT MONEY PROBLEMS AND DON?T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE?EM,
AND EVERYTIME I GO UP, I END UP IN THE BOTTOM,
SEEMS LIKE BAD LUCK IS ALWAYS FOLLOWING ME,
SOMETIMES I WANT TO GIVE UP, BUT I WANT TO BE HAPPY,
BUT I DON?T KNOW WHERE TO START,
EVEN THOUGH I WALK IN THE LIGHT, IM ALWAYS IN THE DARK,
WELL I ?MA TAKE YOU OUT THIS DARKNESS MAN!,
AND I?MA SCHOOL ABOUT LIFE SO U CAN UNDERSTAND,
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH B.S. SO YOU CAN GROW,
GET YOUR HEAD RIGHT, BEFORE YOU END UP BROKE,
CAUSE REMEMBER LIFE IS FAST, NEVER SLOW??..

(HOOK)

(VERSE.3)

(DRASTIK)

DO YOU REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAYS
WHEN YOU WHERE A KID AND HAD DREAMS OF GETTING PAID
BUT YOU WENT THE WRONG WAY CAUSE YOU LOST YOUR DRIVE
YOU GOT IN TROUBLE AND YOU STARTED TO SLIDE
BUT ITS NEVER TO LATE TO GET YOUR ACT STRAIGHT
YOU NEED TO WISE UP AND GET THIS CAKE
LIFE CAN BE GOOD IF YOU ACOMPLISH YOUR DREAMS
IF YOU DON?T BELIEVE ME HERES A STACK OF GREEN

(SARKASTIK)

CUANDO TE CAIS, YO TE LEVANTO,
AUNQUE NO SEAS MI SANGRE, ERES MI HERMANO,
YA SE QUE ESTOS TIEMPOS ESTAN DUROS,
SI TE CRES QUE LO PUEDES HACER SOLO, ERES UN BRUTO,
YA SE QUE TIENES PROBLEMAS,
CON TU TRABAJO, TU CARRO, TU DINERO, Y LAS HEVAS
Y YA TE DIJE, QUE NO TE PREOCUPES??..

Lyrics Jose Jimenez Jr, George Contreras, Richard Contreras Music Jose Jimenez Jr
Producer Jose Jimenez Jr Publisher EBBOY Music
Performance Vocals: Young Money, Raps: Drastik, Sarcastik, Keyboards/Drums: J-vibe Label Dragon Mob Records
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