[00:00.97]Artist:nate dogg [00:01.53]Songs Title:friends [00:02.34] [00:07.28]Friends, how many of us have them [00:13.61]Friends, how many of us have them [00:19.11] [00:19.98]Friends, how many of us have them [00:25.67] [00:26.55]Friends, how many of us have them [00:32.23] [00:33.05]Every since I could remember [00:34.64]I had friends I could depend on [00:36.27]Clothes to lend 'em [00:37.95]But as time went by [00:39.78]My life got a little strange [00:42.94]And the rules of the game seem to change [00:46.19]Trust, honesty and devotion [00:49.50]And money, money, money is the poison potion [00:52.31]There's no way that I can even say [00:55.44]That this game has been good to me [00:57.94]Or even bad to me it had to be [01:00.56]Cause tragically the way this shit [01:02.51]Cracked off for Doggy Dogg was magically [01:04.39]And now I'm gettin' everything I'm supposed to get [01:07.01]But my friendship with niggaz always ends up as bulshit [01:10.01]I listen to my momma though [01:13.77]She always tried to prepare me [01:17.39]Byt how could she do what I [01:19.95]I mean I'm do or die [01:22.27]But my life on the streets [01:24.08]That shit is suicide [01:25.64]So to cope I got a dogg and a locc [01:28.17]And keep my heat close in case these jokes go for broke [01:31.55]I'm mashin' with the click 2-1-3 that is [01:34.36] [01:35.11]They my homeboys ever since kids- [01:37.55]Real friends to the end [01:38.95] [01:39.57]y homies and I'm feelin' just fine [01:44.07] [01:49.76]I've been ponderin' lately [01:52.20] [01:56.20]A lot of different things on my mind [01:59.72] [02:03.46]It seems lately my friends list [02:06.28] [02:08.09]Done took a slight decline [02:12.66] [02:16.47]And if you wanna know the trith man, man [02:19.97] [02:22.53]Them wasn't no friends of mine [02:25.78] [02:27.84]You jackin' me up, you takin' my cash [02:33.09] [02:33.90]All my life L-B-C, for my city I mash [02:36.37] [02:37.00]All those OGs and BGs and wannabies and L-O-Cs [02:39.68] [02:40.31]The only friends I got is my 2-1-3s [02:42.82] [02:43.63]That's my nigga Snoop D Woop and my nigga N-A-T-E [02:45.94]I can't forget about my nigga H to the Deezy [02:49.44] [02:50.00]Pressure and strikes [02:51.03] [02:51.54]Don't wann take no lives [02:53.47]But these jaws, cracks and hood cracks [02:55.41]Will make you break bizacks [02:56.84]"Whussup homie, can I borrow some cash?" [02:59.78]Last week I agve you 500, so kiss my ass [03:02.97]I got a baby to feed [03:04.53]A familly to see through [03:06.28]And shake busta snitches tweekin' like you [03:08.35]Homies and friends that's what they for [03:09.97]Stayin' tight and money right [03:12.15]And bustin' with a 44.