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 chilling 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..