Hold You Now - Protoje

This one is for my city girls

I’m wondering if you’ll get with me girl

Country youth, you know

Yeah yeah

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

My baby let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

Let me take you from a place where

Politicians they don’t play fair

Brainwash the youth dem from the daycare

I speak of youths because a few is what we may share

‘Cause me and you, we can make a truly great pair

Me love your mind and your body too

Down to every molecule

Stand firm inna your solitude

Me woulda love fi you combine with me

That would really put my mind at ease

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

My baby let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

Me say you eyes pretty like

The light inna the city night

And a you me want fi see tonight

Me say you hotter than the gritty, I

Wonder if you would

Accept this water that is bubbling up in my chillum pipe

Me want fi see you prosper inna what you do

This a nuh Twitter so you know me naa go follow you

But me haffi follow through, honor you

You need fi tell me wha' you wanna do

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

My baby let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

You so divine inna your essence

Me love your effervescence

You full me up a blessings

Mama Yashi when you dressing

You destined for peace by the speech you addressing me with

And everything you do I see fit

A you alone the Rasta man a sleep with

So long as we stick together, we rich together

No fish, no feathers, no deaders so we syncing better

This ya ship ya no

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to my city, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

Saint Elizy a me dwelling place

Sometimes them nuh have no bread in plate

Hungry belly but them celebrate

Life and meditate, heights and elevate

We no go church but me woulda love a wedding day

‘Cause if them violate, cah we moving at a higher rate

The warriors will make the fire blaze

Cah Selassie I we praise

This love will never expiring

No need for you to ever shy away

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Come to me, let me show you ‘round

I know I’m from the country, take you out of town

You naa go want fi go back home

My lady let me hold you now

I don’t want to hold you down

Let me show you ‘round

I know, I know