(Before we go any further
Friends) As you call 'em, they call you
when they need something
Trees for the bluntin',
to G's for the frontin'
I found a way to get peace of mind
for years and left the hell alone
Turn a deaf ear to the cellular phone
Send me a letter or better,
we could see each other in real life
Just so you could feel me like a steel knife
At least so you could see
the white of their eyes
Bright with surprise,
once they finish spitting lies
Associates is your boys,
your girls, bitches, niggas, homies
Close, or really don't know me
Mom, dad, comrade, peeps,
brothers, sisters, duns, dunnies
Some come around
when they need some money
Others make us laugh like the Sunday funnies
Fam be around
whether you paid or bummy
You could either ignore this advice
or take it from me:
Be too nice and people
take you for a dummy
So nowadays, he ain't so friendly
Actually they wouldn’t even
made a worthy enemy
Read the signs: "No feeding the baboons
Seein' as how they got your back
bleeding from the stab wounds
Y'all know the dance,
they smile in your face,
y'all know the glance
Try to put 'em on, they blow the chance
Never let your so-called mans
know your plans
(How many of us have them?)
A show of hands
(Friends) is a term some people use loosely
I'm real choosy on what I
choose to let crews see
You telling me I try to act broke
Jealousy the number- one killer
among black folk
Fellas be under some type of spell
like crack smoke
Ghetto Cinderellas lead 'em
right to your stack, loc
Just another way a chick'll lead to your end
I checked the dictionary
for the meaning of friend
It said, "Person one likes to socialize with
Sympathizer, helper",
and that's about the size of it
Most of the time
these attributes is one- sided
To bolster the crime,
they're apt to shoot you through your eyelid
and they can't hide it,
going wild like a white bitch
Sometimes you need to cut niggas off
like a light switch (Flick!)
And when things get quiet
Catch 'em like a thief in the night
(Wow!) what a riot
I first met Mr. Fantastik at a arms deal
Don't let it get drastic,
think of how your moms'll feel
When it get for real,
steel get to sparkin',
Everything darken, it ain't no talkin'
For somethin' so cheap,
it sure buys a lot of trouble
You're better off focusing
than tryna plot to bubble
Or else it'd be a sad note to end on,
the guns we got is
(Ones we can depend on, friends)
Some come in the form
of co- dependents
A lot of times only end up
being co-defendants
Ten bucks say they tell
for a lower sentence
And leave you up under the jail,
begging for repentance
It don't make no sense,
what happened to the loyalty?
Honor amongst crooks, trust amongst royalty
I'd rather go out in a blaze
than give 'em the glory
(How many of us have--) a similar story?
(Friends) before lovers,
we used to have some type of over standing
Just so when I let her get the man thing
She know it's no strings,
we could do the damn thing
But ho, it's no rings,
just how the tramp swings
Will she see him again? That depends on
"How good was the skins?" and
"Could she memorize the lessons?"
it ain't no need to pretend
Even though she let him stab it,
she know they're just friends