mi friend dem

see martin

you know seh when we talk 'bout friendship

we talk 'bout realness

cah real recognize real

so big up all di friends dem 'pon di ends dem a bill

cah di chill spot could never be a kill spot

hear mi now

this yah one a fi di friend dem

who know seh dem nah sell out dem one another

and fi all a di one dem

who know seh dem nah beg no friend fi di treadder

deh one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

the ones weh true an' nah sell out

deh one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

weh no deh 'bout fi di money alone

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

mi defend dem

from country straight back to town

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

nah pretending

no waan fi see you fail you know

alright

when your problem dem a stress you and you a face all di pressure

you cyaan link your friend dem because dem a deh deh fi you

and if your friend dem cyaan deh deh

that mean your friend dem no ready

how you fi tell dem your business

an' dem go tell everybody

a so you get to know di ones who really in to you

and a no because a wa you have mek dem a link with you

you nah haffi watch out in your cup when dem a drink with you

a you real friend dem that

so the one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

the ones weh true an' nah sell out

deh one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

weh no deh 'bout fi di money alone

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

mi defend dem

from country straight back to town

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

nah pretending

no waan fi see you fail you know

yo

mi with mi friend dem so mi happy

yeah

and any time we link up is like an holiday

we on di corner an' we chillin' an' we living nice

nah haffi watch mi head back nah go lose mi life

some people deh 'pon big boat but we deh 'pon friendship

dem a just some chatty mouth

but we thing authentic

that's why me an' mi friends will ever roll

never broke di friend code

so the one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

the ones weh true an' nah sell out

deh one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

weh no deh 'bout fi di money alone

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

mi defend dem

from country straight back to town

this yah one yah fi mi friend dem

nah pretending

no waan fi see you fail you know

the one yah fi mi friend dem

mi friend dem

mi friend dem

mi link with dem

mi link with dem

dem know seh that the link nah bend

so

we stay true to the thing called friendship

from dem fake dem friendship

we a skip

skip an' go 'round dem

skip an' go 'round dem

friend dem

fi mi friend dem

nah sell we out

the one yah fi mi friend dem

fi mi friend dem

nah stand up

my bwoy tump yuh inna your mouth

unless you are me friend then

me friend then

yeah-eh

lord.