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Nas Lyrics for Song: Friends
 Lyrics for Album: Distant Relatives [2010]
 
 
 
 17264>[Sampled Vocal Intro]
 
 
 
 [Chorus 1 - Sample]
 
 
 
 [Verse 1 - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Chorus 2 - JR. Gong]
 
 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 wont do you wrong
 
 Real friend don't change
 
 
 
 [Verse 2 - Nas]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Chorus 3 - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Verse 3 - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Chorus 4 - JR. Gong]
 
 Your real friends will serve you long
 
 When all else fails
 
 Your real friend wont do you wrong
 
 Real friend don't change
 
 
 
 [Verse 4 - Nas]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Chorus 5 - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Bridge - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
 
 
 [Chorus Out - JR. Gong]
 
 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
 
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