Friends - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

I met a girl who was the last in line, Nevada meet-and-greet

She was by herself, tattoos up and down her sleeve

She told me about a dead parent and brother who OD'd

She says she was about to end it all until she heard me

I did my best to understand, it's just hard to believe

Nobody in my crew heard her 'cause she spoke real quietly

She was a pretty girl, a body I didn't notice 'til she left

My bro saw her and complimented her dress

He followed her and offered her a drink around the corner

The venue bar was closed, but not for us, we're the performers

I know my bro well, I know his type

I didn't stick around, I hit the hotel for the night

But I'm sure she went with him, I mean, that shit is dope

She met the artist that changed her life, then she got to hang with his bro

And she heard stories about the artist and what he's like when he's at home

And she's appreciative, so much it might be hard to tell him no

My music spoke to her

But when she spoke to me, I had a friend behind the scenes

My friend isn't a creep, but he don't know who the fan is

I'm why she didn't take her life, but I'm also why my friend took advantage

I don't know who she blame, but I can't imagine that she still look at me the same

And when she hears my music, I wonder what's first to enter her head

Her brother who OD'd or waking up inside my friend's bed?

[Chorus]

You're my friend, you're my friend forever

We'll always be together

I'm your best friend, you're my best friend

[Verse 2]

I met this kid when I was fourteen, he was twenty-three

Almost ten years on me, but we were like family

Two underdeveloped rappers from Massachusetts

He'd come over to my house and hug my mama like she his

Up 'til 4 a.m. recordin' songs and makin' playlists

Drivin' home and talkin' 'bout what life's gon' be like when we make it

He called me cryin' one day, I said, "Bro, is everything okay?"

He said, "Bro, everything is straight, I got a daughter on the way"

I knew this girl, she was special

Hang with us at the stu', throwing words out to freestyle

She gave birth, a healthy child, bro's a father, shit was wild

By the time they potty-trained her, I was startin' to go viral

By the time she was like four, I was just beginnin' to tour

He was watching me from his phone, happy for me, but wanted more

We would always talk about the only losers is the ones who quit

My success showed him it's possible, so he stayed at my crib

My trips to Cali put me in room with millionaires

I'd come home with stories, he said, "Dude, I gotta get out there"

I said, "It could change everything," never mentioned his kid

He just remembered what we said 'bout people who decide to quit

That girl needs a father, but dreams need pursuit

So when I moved to L.A., my dog did too

In hopes to make it big and my success is what encouraged it

And that encouragement had left a little girl fatherless

'Cause talkin' every day turned into talkin' every week

And years fly quicker every year, you blink an eye and she's a teen

And now you're in the land of dreams, but worse, you're in the land of dreamers

You don't stand out in the slightest, got no motion, got no features

Got no fans and got no tours and got no bread for plane tickets

Got your daughter's phone number, but get no answer when it's ringin'

She made up her mind about you

That bein' Token's homie doesn't hold weight like it used to

Me and my bro still hang, I ain't see his daughter since the high chair

I moved out of Cali, but he started a new life there

I feel his pain, I never mention, there's no purpose for me

So when we get together, I just tell him more stories

And he tells me 'bout his single that he's waitin' on a mix for

I still give encouragement 'cause that's all I'm good for

But he never gon' make it and what's the biggest loser?

Look, a quitter or a deadbeat dad in Hollywood?

That's my dog, though

[Chorus]

You're my friend, you're my friend forever

We'll always be together

I'm your best friend, you're my best friend

You're my friend, you're my friend forever

We'll always be together

I'm your best friend, you're my best friend