KRS-One — A Friend

[Intro] The beat was supposed to drop right there The beat was supposed to drop right there The beat was supposed to drop right there Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh! [Ad-lib 1] I send this one out to my right hand man, or mens Or womens, the whole crew, the real fam [Chorus] We can count the dough or kick a flow Or chill out watchin' videos Or actin' really silly, yo, but really, though All that can end Whether at the bar with superstars Or cruisin' in the trooper car I really don't care who you are All I really need is a friend [Verse 1] If we can't have trust, then you can't hang with us We respond to those who show respect with respect We respond, we connect on the same deck Same intellect, my man, never shifty, thinks quickly If you can't understand, we boys, we boys We could stand on the corner with a hat sellin' toys It ain't about your Benz, I hope it ain't about mine My man, I be dissin' in my freestyle rhyme Gettin G's around the world, I can trust you with my girl, my man We chillin' at the jam, what's the plan? I'm not a yes man and none of my friends are yes men Or women, I'm drivin', I see my peeps yo get in Where you fit in? True friends are quick to sit in the beginning of all trouble And when your bankroll doubles Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble Still, I got my own space like Hubble [Chorus] We can count the dough or kick a flow Or chill out watchin' videos Or actin' really silly, yo, but really, though All that can end Whether at the bar with superstars Or cruisin' in the trooper car I really don't care who you are All I really need is a friend [Verse 2] Cause don't nobody care about us, all they do is doubt us Until we blow the spot, then they all wanna crowd us And wanna shout us, but you my man from way back I just gots to say that, actin' large, I don't play that But I can't say that, where I play at isn't fast-paced A friend can acquire the taste to become two-faced And that's a disgrace, there ain't nothing you can say to us When the kid you grew up with betrays your trust When we used to ride the bus, we had trust Now we cash checks and drive Lex, and can't show respect to one of us Yo, the heads I hang with ain't tryin to just get what they can get Sit quickly backstabbin' the clique I roll thick, but only some are friends really down to the end My right hand men and women Mutual support, from the beginnin' Been in, exactly what I've been in [Chorus] We can count the dough or kick a flow Or chill out watchin' videos Or actin' really silly, yo, but really, though All that can end Whether at the bar with superstars Or cruisin' in the trooper car I really don't care who you are All I really need is a friend [Verse 3] Back to back, we attack corporate America Gettin' fees that amount to G's in every area You my man, I ain't gotta drag you along You pull your own weight, yeah you definitely got it goin' on I don't see nothin' wrong with a little bumpin' car system thumpin' Between the crew, we always got somethin' But if we had nothin', no frontin' whatever We'd still be crew you and me, me for you together Word, fake people ain't worth a turd They only want to be your friend because of what they overheard I send this record to the well respected Friends that I've collected I hope I am what you expected [Ad-lib 2] So check it, so check it [Chorus] We can count the dough or kick a flow Or chill out watchin' videos Or actin' really silly, yo, but really, though All that can end Whether at the bar with superstars Or cruisin' in the trooper car I really don't care who you are All I really need is a friend