Friends Lyrics - Distant Relatives - Nas

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 

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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 

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 

Photos 

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