Friends Lyrics: Nas & Damian Marley

[Sampled Vocal Intro]

[Chrous  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  [bad word] Another  year  has [bad word]  and  past
Man  a  drop  like  morning  dew
Uncle  Warrick  sick  and  gone
When  him  couldn’t catch  a  flew [bad word]  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
 nuh  every  path  you  cross
Lead  to  somebody  whe  [bad word] Of  the  many  that  are  called
Only  chosen  is  a  few
 [bad word]  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
 loser  or  two
Got  my  number
Still  they  think  they  real
But  they  just  really  awfully  bitter
Salty  n-ggaz Hate  the  smarter  ones
These  are  the  doubters
Who s our  ‘bout  my [bad word] I  barely  made  it  out  the  slums
My  value  high Cause  I  do  more  than
Rap  about  a  gun
I  made  money  for  n-ggaz
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  n-ggaz
Heard  your  folks  bleed  in  prison
You  ain’t  a  And  if  you  was
I  don’t  recall
Who  would  roll  with  ya’ll
Bunch a  f-cking  know  it  alls
Who’s  dough  is  small
Look  what’s  it [bad word]  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  t