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  3. Friends or Foe

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Jeru the Damaja

Friends or Foe

Release date: 9th April 2011

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"Friends or Foe" is a track by Jeru the Damaja, released 9th April 2011. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Friends or Foe

[Verse 1: Jeru]

Friends is a word that I use loosely

Because you never know who these people may be

Some you just miss them, you know from way back

When you used to dig brock and snatch chains and sell crack

Rollin every day, getting high-er than a ball

But when you play them too close they'll be your downfall

Fast going to the picture, many things have changed

Now the same old friends start acting strange

You probably, fox with me

You even pop shots with me

But now you hissing like a snake so friends turn enemy

And it really dont matter what you've been through

Cause your friend will fuck your bitch and put a bullet in you

Sleep in your bed, drive your car, spend your ends

But these are the people that we call friends

[Chorus]

Friends

How many of us have them

I have none

Thought I had one

Friends

How many of us have them

Thought I had one

But I have none

Friends, friends

[Verse 2: Jeru]

I re-member, we started out together

Back then I said yo we be down forever

I always thought I was a brother to you

We were friends, tight, like the Awesome two

But now look whats happened to you

Putting your trust in the shady individuals

And get screwed, still I hope you fine

Sometimes you cross my mind

Constantly reminded by the sword marks on my spine

They say all wounds heal in time but not mine

Nightmares of my friends creeping up from behind

Bloody murder, while the crimes un-solved

A friends a friend until loot is involved

Sell you out, for a house and a job

And spit on your grave in the end, but

These are the people that we call friends

Friends

[Verse 3: Maino]

First things first

Stop the jealousy and envy

I depend on minds, offkey, to fool enemies

Like your homeboy with your wifey

You can't believe it

Seeing is one thing

But hearing its some shit

Every which way she dip

Every thought was unpleasent

I got, carried away, did you free OJ

Cause I want a slave's bitch

I heard she did tricks

Like Vanessa suck your dick

On sunset strip

And my man flip

Like see low dice on six

We used to sell crack

And do sticks for bricks

Bustin shots at all, other criminals care

But they scared to do a mother fucking bid

Listen

Now we rock

Got a block thats hot

Like b-boys on the block thats got all watch

Dont get knocked, that my man

He had me here

Could this be my hollow saying your my fam

But damn, you should have used kung-fu

A .22 or some type of voodoo

To snatch out my heart

Cause friends are really enemies from the start

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Friends or Foe

2011
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