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1
(with Damian Marley)
2
[Sampled Vocal Intro]
3
[Chorus 
1 
†
Sample]
4
[Verse
 1 
†
JR. Gong]
5
These 
later 
days 
in 
Babylon
6
As
 I
 watch
 your 
children 
grow
7
And
 the 
years 
them 
carry
 on
8
And 
I 
miss 
you
 even
 more
9
Still
 I 
send 
them 
go 
to
 school
10
And
 tell 
them
11
What 
dem 
fi
 know
12
All 
of 
mi
 friend
 dem
 mi 
salute
13
Daddi gon and Lenny
 Screw
14
Another 
year 
has 
come
 and
 past
15
Man
 a 
drop 
like 
morning 
dew
16
Uncle 
Warrick
 sick 
and 
gone
17
When 
him 
couldn’t catch
 a 
flew
18
Picka 
T 
you 
a 
mi 
don
19
Respect 
long 
and 
overdue
20
When 
nothing 
never 
did 
a 
gwan
21
You
 still 
have 
on 
somethin’
 new
22
Our 
friendship 
ever 
last
23
All 
when 
one 
minus 
from
 few
24
Yes 
we 
surely 
had 
a 
blast
25
We’re 
like 
family Me
 and 
you
26
A 
nuh 
every 
path 
you 
cross
27
Lead 
to 
somebody 
whe 
true
28
Of
 the 
many 
that 
are 
called
29
Only 
chosen 
is 
a
 few
30
[Chorus 
2 
â€" 
JR. Gong]
31
Of 
the 
real 
friends 
that 
serve 
you
 long
32
Your 
memories 
might 
fade
33
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long
34
Sunshine 
or 
rain
35
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long
36
Acquaintances 
will 
fade
37
Your 
real 
friends 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong
38
Real
 friend 
don’t 
change
39
[Verse
 2
 â€"
 Nas]
40
Only
 talking 
with 
winners
41
A
 loser 
or 
two
42
Got 
my 
number
43
Still 
they
 think 
they 
real
44
But 
they 
just 
really 
awfully 
bitter
45
Salty 
-ggaz Hate
 the 
smarter 
ones
46
These 
are 
the 
doubters
47
Who
s our
 ‘bout 
my 
run
48
I
 barely 
made 
it 
out 
the 
slums
49
My
 value 
high Cause 
I 
do 
more 
than
50
Rap 
about 
a 
gun
51
I
 made
 money 
for 
-ggaz
52
Ya’ll 
never 
looking 
out 
for 
none
53
I
 helped 
millionaires 
get 
to 
that 
very 
position
54
Some 
real 
millionaires 
see 
that’s 
ill
55
Cause 
look 
at 
statistics
56
Real
 millionaires
57
And 
I
 ain’t 
talking 
ghetto 
riches
58
Thorough
 business
59
You
 mistreating 
-ggaz
60
Heard 
your 
folks 
bleed 
in 
prison
61
You
 ain’t 
a 
G
62
And 
if 
you 
was
63
I 
don’t 
recall
64
Who
 would 
roll 
with 
ya’ll
65
Bunch
a 
f-cking 
know 
it 
alls
66
Who’s 
dough 
is 
small
67
Look 
what’s 
it 
come
 to
68
Our 
rapport’s 
good 
no 
more
69
We 
was 
good
 before
70
Till 
I 
saw 
what 
type 
a 
dude 
you 
took 
me
 for
71
We
 had 
a 
chance
 to
 take 
paper 
down
72
What
 I
 took 
was 
more
73
Because 
of 
hatred
74
Opportunity 
wasted
75
[Chorus 
3 
â€" 
JR. Gong]
76
Your 
real 
friends 
will
 serve
 you 
long
77
Your 
car 
and 
clothes 
will 
fade
78
Your 
real 
friend
 wont
 do 
you 
wrong
79
Real 
friend
 don’t 
change
 Eh
80
[Verse 
3 
â€" 
JR. Gong]
81
Your 
real 
friend 
won’t 
run 
in 
war
82
Nuh
 care 
what 
the 
cost 
is
83
You
 real 
friends
 are 
in 
for 
all 
the 
wins 
and 
the 
losses
84
Fi 
Real!
85
No 
question 
at 
all
86
Them 
ready 
fi 
rise
 the 
tallest
87
Take 
to 
the 
enemies
88
All 
for 
one
89
And
 one
 for
 all 
this
90
Real 
friend 
will 
hear 
you 
out
91
No 
secret 
feelings
92
Real 
friends 
won’t
 sell 
you
 out
93
No 
bargain 
pleading
94
For 
real!
95
Always 
looking 
out
96
A 
meal!
97
When
 outside
 a 
drought
98
Your 
real!
99
Friend
 won’t 
hide 
you 
out
100
No
101
[Chorus
 4
 â€"
 JR. Gong]
102
Your
 real 
friends 
will 
serve
 you 
long
103
When 
all 
else 
fails
104
Your 
real 
friend 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong
105
Real 
friend
 don’t
 change
106
[Verse
 4 
 â€"
 Nas]
107
May 
laughter
108
From 
backstabbers
109
Turn 
to 
tears 
faster
110
I 
wish 
for 
you
111
No
 snake
 shall 
slither 
past 
ya
112
You 
have 
to
113
Keep 
your 
vision 
clear
114
Cause
 only 
a 
coward 
lives 
in 
fear
115
My 
surroundings
116
Got
 only 
real 
powerful 
-ggaz 
here
117
Real 
men 
we 
have 
a 
code 
of 
ethics
118
No
 question
119
No 
jealousies
120
No 
feminine 
tendencies
121
We 
expecting
122
No
 gossip
123
No
 phony
 logic
124
No 
counting 
your
 homey 
pocket
125
Spare 
no 
expense
 for 
legal 
defense
126
If
 your 
homey 
locked 
up
127
No
 keeping 
tabs
128
On 
who 
was 
the 
last 
who
 looked
 out
129
Selfishness
130
That’s 
a 
character 
flaw
131
No
 holding 
out
132
Yo
 what 
happened 
to 
the 
honor?
133
You’re 
dealing 
with
134
Sensitive

 Preâ€Madonna
 drama
135
Teflon 
love
136
For 
my 
dudes 
who 
solid
137
[Chorus
 5
 â€" 
JR. Gong]
138
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long
139
Your 
memories 
might
 fade
140
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you
 long
141
Sunshine 
or 
rain, 
eh
142
Your
 real
 friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long, 
woe 
ya 
woe
143
When 
all 
else 
fails
144
Your 
real 
friends 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong
145
Real 
friend
 don’t
 change
146
[Bridge 
â€" 
JR. Gong]
147
Now 
plentiful
148
Or
 scantily
149
My 
cup 
be 
full
150
Or 
emptily
151
With 
arm
 in 
arms
152
We’ll 
all 
trod 
on
153
Through
 destiny
154
A
 friend 
that’s 
true
155
Is 
there 
for 
me
156
Respect 
is 
due
157
They 
care 
for 
me
158
Should I 
be 
down
159
Or 
even 
out
160
They’re 
next 
to 
me
161
Hey
162
[Chorus Out 
â€" 
JR. Gong]
163
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long
164
Your 
memories 
might 
fade
165
Your
 real
 friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long
166
Sunshine 
or 
rain, 
hey
167
Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve
 you 
long, 
woe 
ya 
woe
168
When 
all 
else 
fails
169
Real 
friends
 won’t
 do
 you 
wrong
170
Real
 friend 
don’t 
change
171
Real 
friend
 don’t
 change
172
Real 
friend 
don’t 
change
173
Real
 friend 
don’t
 change
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