Hold On - Lil' Kim F/ Mary J. Blige

Kim- 
Oh how it hurts, like childbirth 
The wounds heal slow, you just don't know 
At times, I don't know what to say 
And all I do is pray, day to day 
But still, I feel my strength might die 
Like right now, I'm tryin' hard not to cry 
Even when I close my eyes, I still see it 
Damn, I just don't believe it 
The bad times I buried, like the cemetery 
Unworthy people playin' beneficiaries 
A lotta people eatin' off of one man's death 
Don't you worry B.I., I'mma ride to my last breath 
You killas, caused a lotta devastation 
You have no idea what you did to this nation 
I fuckin' hate you, excuse my frustration 
But just when I'm about to quit, God tells me to just 

(Chorus) 
Mary J. Blige- 
Don't you give up, be strong 
Hold on, hold on 
Things are gonna get better 
Tough times, they last so long 
Hold on, hold on 
If you believe, they will get better 

Kim- 
Frank White, the man with the money and the fame 
Passed away, now bitches wanna claim his name 
I been with my nigga before he came in the game 
No one's, no V's, we used to take the train 
Just us and the Mafia goin' out to parties 
I guess back then we was real nobodies 
But he was my nigga, and I was his bitch 
I rolled hard with him, how could I forget him 
Had beef with yo wife that ain't patched up 
But still got love for your kids 
Even wrote 'em in my will 
And I'mma make sure the fam keep a decent meal 
No matter what I got to do, or who I got to kill 
Shit is real, baby, there ain't no appeal 
If I'm fucked up, imagine how Mrs. Wallace feels 
Sometimes I sit and think how it would be if we was married 
Of if I woulda kept the child that I carried 
So to my ladies, don't think I haven't walked in yo shoes 
Or thought this was only happenin' to you, righ' 
Here's my shoulder, you can lean on this boo 
Cuz trust me, I know it's sad but you got to... 

(Chorus) 

So I guess you know the story of how it all ends 
Depressed, stressed, don't know who's my real friends 
One thing's for sure, I can count on my mens 
D-Roc, Money, L, Lil' Cease, and PD 
My whole B.I. family, remind me of you 
We miss you so much, I love you so much 
Never thought life without you would be so rough 
But I know we gon make it 
We ain't happy, but we fakin' 
And to New York, thanks for the support 
And all our real fans, I'm shoutin' out the whole land 
This is somethin' young kids just won't understand 
How they took away this beautiful man 
Who shared so many memories 
I could go on and on, but a song can only be so long 
It's been hard, but I told God that I put up a fight 
So here's a Long Kiss Goodnight, Frank White 

(Chorus) *with ad-libs*