Fake Friends

(Omar the director)

You know it's family first off top (off top)
And blood is thicker than water
And there's no friend indeed like a friend in need (friend indeed)
But there's one thing you gotta watch and that's a friend in greed (watch)
Lil' Ice you one years old now, it's time that you learn more about your pops
I know you was born rich and you the baby CEO (for sure)
But no one thing, you gotta know that it's a cruel world out here
And everybody's not your friend, you hear me? (Not at all)
Your daddy always got your back (J. White, I need a-)

Lemme tell you a lil' story about this boy named Wop (well, damn)
A lil' local corner boy who used to serve crack rocks (skrrt-skrrt, rocks)
He drove a old-ass Buick, it had plastic in the window (well damn, Buick)
And every time you see him, under his shirt hold the extendo
Brother from a different mother, we won't name no names (mom)
We used to pick up cash together, tradin' Nintendo games (wow)
We started trappin', went to rappin', we was like MJ and Pippen (yeah)
If one of us would score the other one would be assistin' (skrrt-skrrt)
Now this a low-down dirty business, don't let them play you out position (nah)
Your ego have you thinkin' that your friend your opposition (huh?)
Man, everything we ever got, we got that out the kitchen (kitchen)
If we weren't in the booth, was 'cause we probably water-whippin' (skrrt)
Tried to play divide and conquer, but we winnin' competition (yeah)
Like, how the fuck you ain't gon' give Guwop his recognition? (Wop)
Some artists get on and forget who came up with them in the trenches (well, damn)
But just like an asshole, I guess we all get an opinion (Wop, go)

Friends (go, go), not many of us have them
Let's talk about friends (let's talk about it)
Not ones we can depend on, let's talk about friends (no, no, yeah)
'Cause not many of us have them, I'm talkin' 'bout friends (let's talk about it)
Not ones we can depend on (go), friends

I remember in the pen', I didn't have much friends
Some people thought I'd do twenty, some said I'll do ten (well, damn)
Please protect me from my enemies and so-called friends (yeah, yeah)
They never thought that I'd be back, but it was all God's plan (yeah)
No commissary, letters, man, them folks didn't visit (yeah)
Then be surprised now that Guwop won't kick it (no, no)
Got married when I got out, was my single best decision (yeah)
Now I'm like, "Fuck a friend, I need one like a co-defendant" (woah)
Ever been stabbed in the back by your righthand man? (I have)
Don't never tell your left hand what your right got planned (well, damn)
To keep some people out my business, had to burn a couple bridges
'Cause gettin' played for a fool went out of style with True Religion (woah)
Your friendships slow and some friendships grow (grow)
Grew with friends back then, but we not friends no more (yeah)
Yeah, it's some friends like family and friends like bros (woah)
But if some friends gettin' jealous, that's when friends turn foes (well, fuck)

Friends (go, go), not many of us have them
Let's talk about friends (let's talk about it)
Not ones we can depend on, let's talk about friends (no, no, no, no)
'Cause not many of us have them, I'm talkin' 'bout friends (let's talk about it)
Not ones we can depend on (go), friends

Well, damn
Friends (yeah)
(And how I know it's a hit because J. White just produced it)
Friends