These later days in Babylon

As I watch your children grow

And the years them carry onAnd 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 flu

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

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 won't 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 niggas hate the smarter ones, these are the doubters

Who sour ′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 niggas, y'all 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 niggas, heard your folks bleed in prison

You ain't a G and if you was I don′t recall

Who would roll with y'all, bunch of 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 'til I saw what type a dude you took me for

We had a chance to take paper down, what I took was more

Because of hatred, opportunity wasted

Your real friends will serve you long

Your car and clothes will fade

Your real friends won′t 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 it to the enemies all for one and one for all this

Real friends 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 friends won't 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 niggas 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 homie pocket

Spare no expense for legal defense if your homie 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 Primadonna 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 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

Real friend don't change