Friend or Foe?

Lyrics

[Intro] Anyway, it doesn't matter much how you feel You know what you got to do, I'm here to do it How about you? [Verse 1: E-40] Our age, five-years-old We were young bucks Scrubbin' each others backs in the bathtub Babysitter sing you to bed But she would make me stay up So she could give the young playa' some vicious head uh Early symptoms of Time of nightway (Time of nightway) Gigantic factor from the Carquinez Bridge team Some had it all though (All though) But less unfortunate You had an alloy spoke Mongoose And I had a Huffy You owned a green machine (Green machine) Three different lunch pails I had a go-cart that I built from a bunch of used nails We grew up in the church together, nigga Sunday school Now I heard you off into jackin', nigga That ain't even cool (That ain't cool) I used to be conned, racked and fucked around And ripped bad Barking up on the wrong tree Talking about runnin' up in my pad [Verse 2: Mac Mall] Niggas have hateful thoughts But they can't stop me from strivin' Suckas be shakin' salt All in his game falsifyin' Some fools be gettin' crossed Victims of faultiness Man, all that drama you come with I swear you on some shit Whether it's morphine or cocaine Doja or dog food That have these marks betrayin' macks Fuckin' off my high breakin' rules You got ya P's mixed up You ain't no pimp You's a phony I spit for major mints While you make tapes for ya homies And then you work up the nerve To speak foul words The perpetrators be instigators That's why I wrote this verse For every youngster with his mind on his meal Young playa just chill And take a look at what these fakers call real Nigga [Verse 3: Big Mike] I trust no man 'Cause man will let you down every time That's why I take it upon myself to thank God in every rhyme 'Cause I've seen better times And I've seen worse days When some of my so-called friends Wasn't around when I ain't have a verse to say I quench my thirst today With righteous thoughts of mind 'Cause righteous thought of mind will leave mark ass niggas far behind I seen it every time They come and go That's why I drop to my knees And ask God to distinguish friend from foe And what do you know? By the time morning comes, I can see the light And then I'm thanking God, once again, for making everything all right He made it tight and now I'm back up on the scene Countin' greens Straight from H-town to New Orleans New human beings, puttin' it down like a mic or not Replace the slot, open up shop We 'bout to make it hot Stop! With ya devilish doins Because ya devilish doins will only bring forth ya ruin [Chorus] Friend or foe (Oh, friend or foe) You just will never know (No, you never know) Who can you trust in a world that's, oh, so cold Playa hatin' is everywhere I go (Everywhere I go, go, go, go) Friend or foe (Oh, friend or foe) You just will never know (Oh no, you never know) [Verse 4: 8Ball] Listen I'm tryin' to tell you, my nigga, to watch ya back And trust few 'Cause ain't no nigga gon' watch ya back for you, like you When someone is broke, and down, and out without no doubt, it's rough At least you know who you can, and who you cannot trust See, let me explain myself, and clear up the point I'm tryin' to make Don't want no bustas around me Playa hatin' or actin' fake Don't ever be wantin' nobody to get too close I don't know if it's, effects of from the marijuana, that got me 'noid and trippin' See, nowadays the nigga be rollin' thick with hella loot But if my loot was gone, would I be all alone? See, my partners who used to ride with me And smoke that dank, and fuck with hoes Would they be them same niggas if I didn't have shit to roll? Maybe they will, maybe they won't Who is to say what a nigga will do Who is to say if you help someone, it's guaranteed that they'll help you See what I'm sayin', listen to me and see if you can dig this Smilin' faces replaces friends when people receive ends Now all of a sudden I'm actin funny, 'cause my money's long But there was no drama when I was livin' at my momma's home But I'm not tellin' a nigga, nothin' you don't already know Personal or business, you got to watch who you friends is [Verse 5: MJG] I'm thinking about hard times Freeing my mind Who in the fuck goin' be my crutch? Holdin' me up, helpin' me out Makin' sure that I stay in touch Where do I sleep Who do I turn to, when I be low on my cash Who am I down with, when fifty niggas be talkin' bout kickin' my ass? Who is my friends, who is my foes? Who do I ask, when I want to know Somethin' about somethin', but I don't know nothin' My ignorance keepin' me out in the cold Who do I call, when I'm in need of a ride? In somebody else's car How do I get from point A to B, if B is just too far? Where can I get a loan, where can I use the phone? Who's gonna' give me the permission to make a decision To come up in they house and live? When will I drive a Beemer, takin' my clothes to the cleaner? How can I know? Will I forever be payin' my dues, will I forever be singing the blues? Where will I find a shoulder, when I be wantin' to lean? Know what I mean? When I be needin' some justification Stuck in the fuckin' same location Who is the friend that is helpin' me? Who is the busta that's hurtin' me? Who can I trust? Will you be there when the goin' is tough? Will I be hangin' with dick in the dust? Who wanna' share my load when it's too heavy to carry? Or will I go crazy pullin' the load alone? Constantly gettin' my hustle on When will I finally see, kinda' suspect Or even actually know Who is my real friends, thick and the thin? And who in the fuck is the foe? [Chorus] Friend or foe (Oh, friend or foe) You just will never know Who can you trust in a world that's, oh, so cold Playa' hatin' is everywhere I go Friend or foe (Oh friend, or foe) You just will never know Friend or foe (Oh, friend or foe) You just will never know Who can you trust, in a world that's, oh, so cold Playa hatin' is everywhere I go Friend or foe (Friend or foe) You just will never know