Friends (feat. Eric B. & Rakim)

Have you ever been stabbed in the back

By someone you thought was really cool?

Did they steal your lover? Or was it money?

Or was it lies they told?

Strangers just disguised as your friends

Never again, 'cause now you know

That friends will let you down

Friends won't be around

When you need them the most, where are your friends?

Friends are hard to find

Friends, yours and mine

I'm talkin' 'bout your friends

Smiles they hide behind

Never know what's on their mind

Could be true deception

Jealousy and envy reign

Never want to see you get ahead

They just hold you back

Friends will let you down

Friends won't be around

When you need them the most, where are your friends?

Oh, friends are hard to find

Friends, yours and mine

I'm talkin' 'bout your friends

Friends are hard to find, so be careful

You'll be tryna enter the mind at the peg

There some ain't that bad, but one might back-stab

To get their fingertips on what one might have

Bite the hand that feeds you, lead the people who need you

From those who hold you back and mislead you

To be a leader, don't get lead on or lead in

The wrong direction, a dead end's next then

Use your detour, life's like a see-saw

Ups and downs and I'll bet there'll be more

Potholes and obstacles in a path that's righteous

At times, you need a hand to fight this

Way of life, straighten up, take the thought and replace it

And don't you act two-faceded

'Cause jealousy and envy and you still act friendly

You'll get fried in the end when you pretend to be

Friends will let you down

Friends won't be around

When you need them the most, where are your friends?

Yeah, friends are hard to find

Friends, yours and mine

I'm talkin' 'bout your friends

You used to kiss me, tell me you miss me

But now you try to glaze me, play me, and diss me

I'm wide awake, ready to break, so need to argue

What happened to the kisses and, "Ra, how are you?"

Forgot about the times when I rhyme, when I bathe you

Rings was the only little things that I gave you

Still ain't thankful, you're still complainin'

Used to be a quiet storm, but now it's rainin'

Harder than ever, I'm thinkin' whether

If we should be friends, let it end, is it better

To forget or remember? Your body's tender

The vibes that I send her makes her surrender

The feelings I capture, caught in a rapture

No woman can match ya, so when I'm lookin' at ya

Paint a perfect picture so you can remember me

But you'll get fried in the end if you pretend to be

Friends will let you down

Friends won't be around

When you need them the most, where are your friends?

Oh, friends are hard to find

Friends, yours and mine

I'm talkin' 'bout your friends

Friends will let you down

Friends won't be around

When you need them the most, where are your friends?

Yeah, friends are hard to find

Friends, yours and mine