When We Were Friends

When We Were Friends - Cee-Lo

Hey hey hey hey

Hey hey hey heeey

Ooh ask me my ni**a

The only one there that'll be my ni**a

And I'm gon' finally be free my ni**a

But you don't have to follow me my ni**a

Oh yeah it's still love my ni**a

And I ain't gon' stop just because my ni**a

Daddy Paxson always does my ni**a

And always remember what it was my ni**a

La da da da la dadadadada

When we were friends

The days would begin and end

Went from boys to men we boys 'til then

We know each other real

We know each other rules

And we wore each other's clothes

And each other's shoes

But in an instance the days become distance

Your path doesn't go in

The same direction his went

And can't help but be scared

Of the virtually unknown up ahead

(I heard what you said)

But I'll be fine

Whether it is favor or failure

It must be mine

Well he can stand still

If that's how that man feel

Cuz what can't can't and whatever can will

So I'm walking toward my future with my back to it

Hoping you look up and see me

As a reason to do it

When you get grown it's a given

You damn near gotta do the same thing for a living

Ooh ask me my ni**a

The only one there that'll be my ni**a

And I'm gon' finally be free my ni**a

But you don't have to follow me my ni**a

Oh yeah it's still love my ni**a

And I ain't gon' stop just because my ni**a

Daddy Paxson always does my ni**a

And always remember what it was my ni**a

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada

And my cousin I love him like a son

Cause I was him

And he think his thuggin' pleases me

But it doesn't

How could I applause it when I had caused it

But if it's God's plan for him

I guess I ain't cost sh*t

For what I gave him - wasn't so bad

I couldn't save him

Either they'll enslave him or a gun'll grave him

I still believe in him but he think I'm leavin him

When I be busy he think I'm bob-n-weavin him

I probably sound like his daddy

But over the phone cause I ain't

Around - like his daddy

When we talk I wanna hear you be productive

Conversate for hours 'bout something constructive

But it never come up

With all them niggaz round your neck you

Ain't gon' never come up

Maybe I'm jealous cause you love them more

Can't understand what you love them for

Don't get me wrong you know I love them too

But you know who I always hold above them you

And it ain't nobody business

I'll just make believe that music

Can miraculously mend this

So I'll be a sound

And then you do your thing to it

And we mix it down

And make a song my ni**a cause even

When I'm away I'll always be around

Ooh ask me my ni**a

The only one there that'll be my ni**a

And I'm gon' finally be free my ni**a

But you don't have to follow me my ni**a

Oh yeah it's still love my ni**a

And I ain't gon' stop just because my ni**a

Daddy Paxson always does my ni**a

And always remember what it was my ni**a

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada

La da da da la dadadadada