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 & 
Lenny [bad word] 
Another year [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 & 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 
looser 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 [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 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 
And if you was 
I don’t recall 
Who would roll with ya’ll 
Bunch a [bad word] know it alls 
Who’s dough is small 
Look what’s [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 take paper down 
What I took was more 
Because of hatred 
Opportunity wasted 
 [bad word] 3 – JR. GONG 
Your real friends will serve you long 
Your car and cloths will fade 
Your real friend wont do you wrong 
Real friend don’t change Eh 

VERSE 3 – JR. GONG 

Your real friend [bad word] 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 ri e 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 
meal! 
When outside a drought 
Your real! 
Friend won’t hide you out 
No 
 [bad word] 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  [bad word] 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