Friends
[Verse 1 ‐ JR. Gong]These later days in BabylonAs I watch your children growAnd the years them carry onAnd I miss you even moreStill I send them go to schoolAnd tell themWhat dem fi knowAll of mi friend dem mi saluteDaddi gon and Lenny ScrewAnother year has come and pastMan a drop like morning dewUncle Warrick sick and goneWhen him couldn’t catch a flewPicka T you a mi donRespect long and overdueWhen nothing never did a gwanYou still have on somethin’ newOur friendship ever lastAll when one minus from fewYes we surely had a blastWe’re like family Me and youA nuh every path you crossLead to somebody whe trueOf the many that are calledOnly chosen is a few
[Chorus 2 – JR. Gong]
Of the real friends that serve you longYour memories might fadeYour real friends will serve you longSunshine or rainYour real friends will serve you longAcquaintances will fadeYour real friends wont do you wrongReal friend don’t change
[Verse 2 – Nas]Only talking with winnersA loser or twoGot my numberStill they think they realBut they just really awfully bitterSalty n-ggaz Hate the smarter onesThese are the doubtersWho s our ‘bout my runI barely made it out the slumsMy value high Cause I do more thanRap about a gunI made money for n-ggazYa’ll never looking out for noneI helped millionaires get to that very positionSome real millionaires see that’s illCause look at statisticsReal millionairesAnd I ain’t talking ghetto richesThorough businessYou mistreating n-ggazHeard your folks bleed in prisonYou ain’t a GAnd if you wasI don’t recallWho would roll with ya’llBunch a f-cking know it allsWho’s dough is smallLook what’s it come toOur rapport’s good no moreWe was good beforeTill I saw what type a dude you took me forWe had a chance to take paper downWhat I took was moreBecause of hatredOpportunity wasted
[Chorus 3 – JR. Gong]Your real friends will serve you longYour car and clothes will fadeYour real friend wont do you wrongReal friend don’t change Eh
[Verse 3 – JR. Gong]Your real friend won’t run in warNuh care what the cost isYou real friends are in for all the wins and the lossesFi Real!No question at allThem ready fi rise the tallestTake to the enemiesAll for oneAnd one for all thisReal friend will hear you outNo secret feelingsReal friends won’t sell you outNo bargain pleadingFor real!Always looking outA meal!When outside a droughtYour real!Friend won’t hide you outNo
[Chorus 4 – JR. Gong]
Your real friends will serve you longWhen all else failsYour real friend wont do you wrongReal friend don’t change
[Verse 4 – Nas]
May laughterFrom backstabbersTurn to tears fasterI wish for youNo snake shall slither past yaYou have toKeep your vision clearCause only a coward lives in fearMy surroundingsGot only real powerful n-ggaz hereReal men we have a code of ethicsNo questionNo jealousiesNo feminine tendenciesWe expectingNo gossipNo phony logicNo counting your homey pocketSpare no expense for legal defenseIf your homey locked upNo keeping tabsOn who was the last who looked outSelfishnessThat’s a character flawNo holding outYo what happened to the honor?You’re dealing withSensitive Pre‐Madonna dramaTeflon loveFor my dudes who solid
[Chorus 5 – JR. Gong]Your real friends will serve you longYour memories might fadeYour real friends will serve you longSunshine or rain, ehYour real friends will serve you long, woe ya woeWhen all else failsYour real friends wont do you wrongReal friend don’t change
VERSE 5 (bridge) – JR. GONGNow plentifulOr scantilyMy cup be fullOr emptilyWith arm in armsWe’ll all trod onThrough destinyA friend that’s trueIs there for meRespect is dueThey care for meShould I be downOr even outThey’re next to meHey
[Chorus Out – JR. Gong]
Your real friends will serve you longYour memories might fadeYour real friends will serve you longSunshine or rain, heyYour real friends will serve you long, woe ya woeWhen all else failsReal friends won’t do you wrongReal friend don’t changeReal friend don’t changeReal friend don’t changeReal friend don’t change[End]