(with Damian Marley)




[Sampled Vocal Intro]



[Chorus 
1 
‐ 
Sample]



[Verse
 1 
‐ 
JR. Gong]

These 
later 
days 
in 
Babylon

As
 I
 watch
 your 
children 
grow

And
 the 
years 
them 
carry
 on

And 
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 
flew

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



[Chorus 
2 
– 
JR. Gong]

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 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong

Real
 friend 
don’t 
change



[Verse
 2
 –
 Nas]

Only
 talking 
with 
winners

A
 loser 
or 
two

Got 
my 
number

Still 
they
 think 
they 
real

But 
they 
just 
really 
awfully 
bitter

Salty 
n-ggaz Hate
 the 
smarter 
ones

These 
are 
the 
doubters

Who
s our
 ‘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 
n-ggaz

Ya’ll 
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 
n-ggaz

Heard 
your 
folks 
bleed 
in 
prison

You
 ain’t 
a 
G

And 
if 
you 
was

I 
don’t 
recall

Who
 would 
roll 
with 
ya’ll

Bunch
a 
f-cking 
know 
it 
alls

Who’s 
dough 
is 
small

Look 
what’s 
it 
come
 to

Our 
rapport’s 
good 
no 
more

We 
was 
good
 before

Till 
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



[Chorus 
3 
– 
JR. Gong]

Your 
real 
friends 
will
 serve
 you 
long

Your 
car 
and 
clothes 
will 
fade

Your 
real 
friend
 wont
 do 
you 
wrong

Real 
friend
 don’t 
change
 Eh



[Verse 
3 
– 
JR. Gong]

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 
to 
the 
enemies

All 
for 
one

And
 one
 for
 all 
this

Real 
friend 
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



[Chorus
 4
 –
 JR. Gong]

Your
 real 
friends 
will 
serve
 you 
long

When 
all 
else 
fails

Your 
real 
friend 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong

Real 
friend
 don’t
 change



[Verse
 4 
 –
 Nas]

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 
n-ggaz 
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
 homey 
pocket

Spare 
no 
expense
 for 
legal 
defense

If
 your 
homey 
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

 Pre‐Madonna
 drama

Teflon 
love

For 
my 
dudes 
who 
solid



[Chorus
 5
 – 
JR. Gong]

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 
wont 
do 
you 
wrong

Real 
friend
 don’t
 change



[Bridge 
– 
JR. Gong]

Now 
plentiful

Or
 scantily

My 
cup 
be 
full

Or 
emptily

With 
arm
 in 
arms

We’ll 
all 
trod 
on

Through
 destiny

A
 friend 
that’s 
true

Is 
there 
for 
me

Respect 
is 
due

They 
care 
for 
me

Should I 
be 
down

Or 
even 
out

They’re 
next 
to 
me

Hey



[Chorus Out 
– 
JR. Gong]

Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long

Your 
memories 
might 
fade

Your
 real
 friends 
will 
serve 
you 
long

Sunshine 
or 
rain, 
hey

Your 
real 
friends 
will 
serve
 you 
long, 
woe 
ya 
woe

When 
all 
else 
fails

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