[Chorus 1: Beyoncé]My friends, real friends, better than your friendsThat's how we keep poppin' out that Benz, yeahNo foes, real friends, we ain't even got to pretend, yeahGet bands, get bands, spend it all on my friends[Refrain: Beyoncé]Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)And never let me down (They never let me down)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)And never let me drown (never let me drown)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me upAnd never let me drown (never let me drown)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)I'll never hit the ground (never let me drown, never let me drown)[Chorus 1: Beyoncé]My friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeahThat’s how we keep popping out that Benz, yeahFaux friends, real friends, better than your friends, yeahAsk them, ask them, they know all my business[Verse 1: Beyoncé]I don't know what I would do without all of my crew, yeahI ain't makin' no room, yeah, I ain't makin' no new friendsI don't make no moves, yeah, without tellin' my crew, yeahThat just how we do, yeah, that's just how we do, ohGoddammit it, I love my life, Styrofoam cups, no iceParty 'fore we go insideNever let them out my sight (ooh), they're right by my side (woo)Them my ride-or-dies (ride), them my ride-or-dies (ride)My friends are goals, your friends are foes (foes)We fly, why cry? Our souls exposed, yeahWe smoke, we laugh, your stress, my stressCloser than kin, I'm blessed, you blessed (blessed)[Verse 2: JAY-Z]Ten toes, ten toes, we was out in that road, uhLookin' for love in wrong places, we proposed to a stove, yeahShare jewels, share clothes, that's how deep this shit goes, yeahEvery week, ya got bros, yeah, all of y'all fear closureY'all switchin' sides like NBA teams just after halftimeI'm pullin' up on my dog, make sure he okay, I don't even have timeThen copped me a Porsche with butterscotch seats, this 'fore they had milsLive better than rappers and they don't even have bills, it's that realBought Emory a BM as soon as he came homeWe hopped on a plane, headed straight to the BayThat's how we turn the game on, it's game onTy mama died, I was there, my nephew died, he was thereHe in my house more than I be there, more than Bey thereTy Ty there, E there, Breezy there, Juan thereHigh here, Chaka there, Law there, they all here, ah yeahDez there, Kawanna here, shit feel like Nirvana hereCrib like the Soho House, I might stay in and grow out my hairTight circle, no squares, I'm geometrically opposed to youY'all like to try angles, y'all like to troll, do you?Y'all talk around hoes, do you? Y'all don't follow codes, do you?We know everything you say from niggas close to you, you emotionalWhen I say, "Free the dogs," I free 'em, that's how Meek got his freedomY'all put niggas on a t-shirt, it hurts you ain't never meet 'emYou got niggas in the feds, you ain't even tryna feed 'emI'm tryna free the world, that's how deep I'm inI ain't goin' to nobody nothin' if me and my wife beefin'I don't care if the house on fire, I'm dyin', nigga, I ain't leavin'Ty-Ty take care of my kids, after he done grievin'If y'all don't understand that, we ain't meant to be friends[Refrain: Beyoncé]Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)And never let me down (They never let me down)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)And never let me drown (never let me drown)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)And never let me drown (never let me drown)Gon' pull me up, pull me up, pull me up (pull me up, pull me up, pull me up)I'll never hit the ground (never let me drown, never let me drown)[Verse 3: Beyoncé]They pray, pray for me, they pray, pray for meSee better things for me, want better days for me, unexceptionallyThey pray, pray for me, they pray, pray for meWhenever I'm in need, they in the backseat, with the aux bumpin BUh ain't no pride involved, ain't no pride involvedIn my heart, heart, heart, you know 4-4-4That's my dog, dog, dogs, see your dogs, dogs, dogsPoint 'em out, out, out, point 'em out, out, outWhat would I be without my friends? (What would I be without my friends?)I ain't got no understanding (I ain't got no understanding)'Bout them, you might just catch these handsWe fall out and we make amends, yeah, yeahMy friends[Chorus 2: Beyoncé]Your friends are foes, my friends are goalsCloser than kin, our souls exposed, yeahYour friends are frauds, all they want is applause, yeahAnd my friends, real friends, closer than kin[Outro: Beyoncé]Them pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem never let me drownThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem never let me downThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem never let me downThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me upThem pull me up, pull me up, pull me up
