Friends

[Chorus: Beyoncé] My friends, real friends, better than your friends That's how we keep poppin' out that Benz, yeah No foes, real friends, we ain't even got to pretend, yeah Get bands, get bands, spend it all on my friends [Refrain: Beyoncé] Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up And never let me down (they never let me down) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up And never let me drown (never let me drown) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up And never let me drown (never let me down) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up I'll never hit the ground (never let me drown, never let me drown) [Chorus: Beyoncé] My friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeah Thats how we keep popping out that Benz, yeah For friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeah That's them, that's them, they know all my business [Verse 1: Beyoncé] I don't know what I would do without all of my crew, yeah I ain't makin' no room, yeah, I ain't makin' no new friends I don't make no moves, yeah, without tellin' my crew, yeah That just how we do, yeah, that just how we do, oh Damn it, I love my life, Styrofoam cups, no ice Party 'fore we go inside Never let them out my sight, they're right by my side Them my ride-or-dies, them my ride-or-dies My friends are goals, your friends are foes We fly, why cry, our souls exposed, yeah We smoke, we laugh, your stress, my stress Closer than kin, I'm blessed, you blessed [Verse 2: JAY-Z] Ten toes, ten toes, we was out in that road, uh Lookin' for love in wrong places, we proposed to a stove, yeah Shared jewels, shared clothes, that's how deep shit goes, yeah Every week, ya got bros, all of y'all fake close Y'all switchin' sides like NBA teams just after halftime I'm pullin' up on my dog, make sure he okay, I don't even have time He copped me a Porsche with butterscotch seats This 'fore they had meals Live better than rappers and they don't even have deals, that real Bought Emory a BM as soon as he came home We hopped on a plane, headed straight to the Bay That's how we turn the game on, it's game on Ty mama died, I was there, my nephew died, he was there He in my house more than I be there, more than B there Ty-Ty there, E there, Breezy there, Juan there High here, Chaka there, Law there, they all here, ah yeah Dez there, Kawanna here, shit feel like nirvana here Crib like the SoHo House, I might stay in and grow out my hair Tight circle, no squares, I'm geometrically opposed to you Y'all like to try angles, y'all like to troll, do you? Y'all talk around hoes, do you? Y'all don't follow codes do you? You know everything you say from niggas close to you You emotional; when I say free the dogs, I free 'em That's how Meek got his freedom Y'all put niggas on a t-shirt, it hurts you ain't never meet 'em You got niggas in the feds, you ain't even tryna feed 'em I'm tryna free the world, that's how deep I'm in I ain't goin' to nobody nothin' when me and my wife beefin' I don't care if the house on fire, I'm dyin', nigga, I ain't leavin' Ty-Ty take care of my kids, after he done grievin' If y'all don't understand that, we ain't meant to be friends [Refrain: Beyoncé] Pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up) And never let me down (they never let me down) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up And never let me drown (never let me drown) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up) And never let me down (never let me down) Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up They never let me down (never let me drown, never let me down) [Verse 3: Beyoncé] They pray and pray for me, they pray and pray for me See better things for me Want better days for me unselfishly They pray and pray for me, they pray and pray for me Whenever I'm in need They in the backseat with the aux bumpin' Bey They don't cry at all, we don't cry and ball In my car, car, car, you know, ball, ball hard They my d-d-dogs [?] Point 'em out, out, out Point 'em out, out, out What would I be without my friends (what would I be without my friends) I ain't got no understanding (I ain't got no understanding) Rob them, you might catch these hands We fall out and we make amends, yeah, yeah [Chorus: Beyoncé] Your friends are foes, my friends are goals Closer than kin, our souls exposed Your friends are frauds, all they want is applause, yeah And my friends, real friends, closer than kin [Outro: Beyoncé] Come pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them never let me drown Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them never let me down Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them never let me down Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me up