When We Were Friends Lyrics - Cee-lo Green Is The Soul Machine - Cee-lo

Hey, hey, hey... hey... 

Hey, hey, hey... heeey... 

[Chorus:] 

Ooh ask me my nigga 

The only one there that'll be my nigga 

And I'm gon' finally be free my nigga 

But you don't have to follow me my nigga 

Oh yeah it's still love my nigga 

And I ain't gon' stop just because my nigga 

? Daddy Paxson? always does my nigga 

And always remember what it was my nigga 

La da da da... la dadadadada... [x4] 

[Verse 1:] 

When we were friends, the days would begin and end 

Went from boys to men, we boys 'til then 

We know each other real, we know each other rules 

And we wore each other's clothes and each other's shoes 

But in an instance, the days become distance 

Your path doesn't go in the same direction his went 

And can't help but be scared 

Of the virtually unknown up ahead (I heard what you said) 

But I'll be fine 

Whether it is favor or failure, it must be mine 

Well he can stand still, if that's how that man feel 

Cuz what can't can't and whatever can will 

So I'm walking toward my future with my back to it 

Hoping you look up and see me as a reason to do it 

When you get grown it's a given 

You damn near gotta do the same thing for a living 

[Chorus] 

[Verse 2:] 

And my cousin I love him like a son cause I was him 

And he think his thuggin' pleases me but it doesn't 

How could I applause it when I had caused it 

But if it's God's plan for him, I guess I ain't cost shit 

For what I gave him - wasn't so bad I couldn't save him 

Either they'll enslave him or a gun'll grave him 

I still believe in him but he think I'm leavin him 

When I be busy he think I'm bob-n-weavin him 

I probably sound like his daddy 

But over the phone, cause I ain't around - like his daddy 

When we talk I wanna hear you be productive 

Conversate for hours 'bout something constructive 

But it never come up 

With all them niggaz round your neck you ain't gon' never come up 

Maybe I'm jealous cause you love them more 

Can't understand what you love them for 

Don't get me wrong you know I love them too 

But you know who I always hold above them, you 

And it ain't nobody business 

I'll just make believe that music can miraculously mend this 

So I'll be a sound 

And then you do your thing to it and we mix it down 

And make a song my nigga, cause even when I'm away I'll always be around 

[Chorus]