Friends
True Bonds: Navigating Friendships Through Thick and Thin
Lyrics
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to talk to you
Introduction, addressing the audience
About a common goal we all have
Common goal shared by all
I wrote a song about it
Announcement of a song about the common goal
Like to hear it, here it go
Invitation to listen to the song
How many times you heard
Questioning how often one hears "I got your back"
I got your back
Expressing reliability
How many say I'm sturdy
Claiming sturdiness and dependability
There was none of that
Contradicting previous claim, suggesting lack of support
Here's my suggestion
Offering a suggestion
Don't believe in them confessions
Advising against believing confessions
Cause nine times out of ten, it's exaggerations
Highlighting exaggerations in confessions
Now I have had my share of friends you can't compare
Reflecting on various types of friends
Some held me down, some have been true
Acknowledging supportive friends
Some I had let move on
Letting go of some friends
The hate I don't condone
Rejecting hatred
If that's who you are, this ain't for you
Excluding those who embody hatred
I'm talking to my true
Addressing true friends
Friends
Emphasizing the theme of true friendship
How many of us have them friends
Posing a rhetorical question about true friends
The ones we can depend on
Defining dependable friends
Friends
Reiteration of the importance of friends
How many of us have them friends
Highlighting the authenticity of true friends
Real friends
Reaffirmation of real, genuine friends
Yeah
Acknowledgment
You gotta watch who you're dealing with…… Yeah
Caution about choosing associates carefully
Nowadays it's actors and actresses….. yeah
Observation about pretense in relationships
If you find a friend, just down to the end
Highlighting loyalty in friendship
Through the thick and thin
Commitment to support through challenges
No matter what it depends
Stressing unconditional friendship
It just bothers me
Expressing personal disturbance
I'm sure you would agree
Assuming agreement with the audience
I've come to see and figured it out
Revelation and understanding
Some only wanna be down
Recognition of opportunistic friends
And they only come around
Pointing out selective presence for personal gain
To benefit and chase the clout
Associating with friends for benefits and popularity
You know what I'm talking about
Reiteration of the issue
Friends
Reiteration of the theme of true friends
How many of us have them friends
Repeating the rhetorical question
The ones we can depend on
Reaffirming the qualities of dependable friends
Friends
Emphasizing the significance of true friends
How many of us have them friends
Reiteration of the authenticity of real friends
Real friends
Confirmation of genuine friendship
Friends
Repetition for emphasis
How many of us have them friends
Restating the rhetorical question
The ones we can depend on
Reaffirming the qualities of dependable friends
Friends
Emphasizing the significance of true friends
How many of us have them friends
Reiteration of the authenticity of real friends
Real friends
Confirmation of genuine friendship
Yeah
Acknowledgment and conclusion
Friends
Final mention of friends
Hey
Informal greeting to the audience
Yeah
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