Friends

[Chorus: J Reno]
Friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Sometimes they ain't what they seem to be

[Verse 1: J Reno]
He was young, he was full of potential
When he spoke, it was so influential
A soldier, to his friends, he was a boulder
He had heart and a good head on his shoulders
A tight group of friends and a plan
To drive to achievе it twice over and do it again
But things changed whеn new people came in
With some money to spend, now he dunkin' his friends
A new group of people and he seem to fit in
Young man would never see what he was dreamin' again
See, these people liked to party, they did it all the time
They always had the money, never workin' nine to five
Livin' fast, girls, cash, liquor, and drugs
It's easy to be blinded by the lifestyle and he was
He started partying and fucking with the hardest shit
He started slow, he didn't wanna do a lot of it

[Chorus: J Reno]
Friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Sometimes they ain't what they seem to be

[Verse 2: J Reno]
No time for old friends, he would rather get high
To the point that he had to commit crime to get by
Didn't realize that his life would be defined
By the company he kept, you see, he was blind
His old crew kept it on without a slip-up
When they tried to call him, he don't ever pick up
He was in deeper than he ever thought he'd be
When him and his friends got pulled over on the street
Smellin' weed, the cops had them all detained
Searched the whole whip, found a brick of cocaine
New homies, they told the cops it was his
He indicted on charges, got six in the pen
Nobody offered bail or even came to visit
Nobody writin' letters or makin' calls, forget it
Now he's rottin' in a cell alone and distraught
He took the rap for those friends and for what?

[Chorus: J Reno]
Friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Pay attention to who you calling friends
Be aware of who you calling friends
Sometimes they ain't what they seem to be

[Verse 3: J Reno]
Six years go by, he finally out the lockup
It's back to the neighborhood to see his old spot
But the party wasn't there, the people he was hanging with
Abandoned ship, moved on to new fiends and they dipped
He lost everything because of them
His job, his house, and his car, when does it end?
He alienated himself from people who had his back
For a little bit of money and the buzz that was on a tab
And there's no coming back, he ain't aware
He done so much damage it ain't ever fully be repaired
So now he lost it alone
Tryin' to regain trust and climb back on the throne
And he's gotta do it on his own
'Cause, while he was gone, life went on
Basically, the moral of the story is:
"Be careful who you calling your friends"