Friends

These later days in Babylon
 As I watch your children grow
 And the years them carry on
 And I miss you even more
 Still I send them go to school
 And tell them
 What dem fi know
 All of mi friend dem mi salute
 Daddi gon and Lenny Screw
 Another year has come and past
 Man a drop like morning dew
 Uncle Warrick sick and gone
 When him couldn't catch a flew
 Picka T you a mi don
 Respect long and overdue
 When nothing never did a gwan
 You still have on somethin' new
 Our friendship ever last
 All when one minus from few
 Yes we surely had a blast
 We're like family Me and you
 A nuh every path you cross
 Lead to somebody whe true
 Of the many that are called
 Only chosen is a few
 Of the real friends that serve you long
 Your memories might fade
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Sunshine or rain
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Acquaintances will fade
 Your real friends won't do you wrong
 Real friend don't change
 Only talking with winners
 A loser or two
 Got my number
 Still they think they real
 But they just really awfully bitter
 Salty niggaz hate the smarter ones
 These are the doubters
 Who's our 'bout my run
 I barely made it out the slums
 My value high Cause I do more than
 Rap about a gun
 I made money for niggaz
 Ya'll never looking out for none
 I helped millionaires get to that very position
 Some real millionaires see that's ill
 Cause look at statistics
 Real millionaires
 And I ain't talking ghetto riches
 Thorough business
 You mistreating niggaz
 Heard your folks bleed in prison
 You ain't a G
 And if you was
 I don't recall
 Who would roll with ya'll
 Bunch a fucking know it alls
 Who's dough is small
 Look what's it come to
 Our rapport's good no more
 We was good before
 Till I saw what type a dude you took me for
 We had a chance to take paper down
 What I took was more
 Because of hatred
 Opportunity wasted
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Your car and clothes will fade
 Your real friend wont do you wrong
 Real friend don't change Eh
 Your real friend won't run in war
 Nuh care what the cost is
 You real friends are in for all the wins and the losses
 Fi Real!
 No question at all
 Them ready fi rise the tallest
 Take to the enemies
 All for one
 And one for all this
 Real friend will hear you out
 No secret feelings
 Real friends won't sell you out
 No bargain pleading
 For real!
 Always looking out
 A meal!
 When outside a drought
 Your real!
 Friend won't hide you out
 No
 Your real friends will serve you long
 When all else fails
 Your real friend wont do you wrong
 Real friend don't change
 May laughter
 From backstabbers
 Turn to tears faster
 I wish for you
 No snake shall slither past ya
 You have to
 Keep your vision clear
 Cause only a coward lives in fear
 My surroundings
 Got only real powerful niggaz here
 Real men we have a code of ethics
 No question
 No jealousies
 No feminine tendencies
 We expecting
 No gossip
 No phony logic
 No counting your homey pocket
 Spare no expense for legal defense
 If your homey locked up
 No keeping tabs
 On who was the last who looked out
 Selfishness
 That's a character flaw
 No holding out
 Yo what happened to the honor?
 You're dealing with
 Sensitive Pre-Madonna drama
 Teflon love
 For my dudes who solid
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Your memories might fade
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Sunshine or rain, eh
 Your real friends will serve you long, woe ya woe
 When all else fails
 Your real friends wont do you wrong
 Real friend don't change
 Now plentiful
 Or scantily
 My cup be full
 Or emptily
 With arm in arms
 We'll all trod on
 Through destiny
 A friend that's true
 Is there for me
 Respect is due
 They care for me
 Should I be down
 Or even out
 They're next to me
 Hey
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Your memories might fade
 Your real friends will serve you long
 Sunshine or rain, hey
 Your real friends will serve you long, woe ya woe
 When all else fails
 Real friends won't do you wrong
 Real friend don't change
 Real friend don't change
 Real friend don't change
 Real friend don't change