THE CARTERS - FRIENDS

[Chorus 1: 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] Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) And never let me down (They never let me down) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) And never let me drown (never let me drown) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up And never let me drown (never let me drown) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) I'll never hit the ground (never let me drown, never let me drown) [Chorus 1: Beyoncé] My friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeah That’s how we keep popping out that Benz, yeah Faux friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeah Ask them, ask 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 Goddammit it, I love my life, Styrofoam cups, no ice Party 'fore we go inside Never let them out my sight (ooh), they're right by my side (woo) Them my ride-or-dies (ride), them my ride-or-dies (ride) My friends are goals, your friends are foes (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 (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 that stove, yeah Share jewels, share clothes, that's how deep this shit goes, yeah Every week, ya got bros, all of y'all fake close, yeah 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 mils 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 Bey 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? We 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] Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) And never let me down (They never let me down) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) And never let me drown (never let me drown) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) And never let me drown (never let me drown) Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up) I'll never hit the ground (never let me drown, never let me drown) [Verse 3: Beyoncé] They pray, pray for me, they pray, pray for me See better things for me, want better days for me, unselfishly They pray, pray for me, they pray, pray for me Whenever I'm in need, they in the backseat, with the aux bumpin B There ain't no pride involved, there ain't no pride involved In my heart, heart, heart, you know 4-4-4 That's my dog, dog, dogs, see your dogs, dogs, 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) 'Bout them, you might just catch these hands We fall out and we make amends, yeah, yeah My friends [Chorus 2: 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] Them 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