FRIENDS IS A WORD THAT I DON'T THROW AROUND . THOUGH IT'S USED AND ABUSED , I STILL LIKE THE SOUND . I SAVE IT FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE RIGHT BY ME . AND I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON IF EVER NEED BE. SOME OF MY FRIENDS DRIVE BIG LIMOUSINE'S . OWN RANCHES AND BANKS AND VISIT WITH QUEENS. AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS ARE UP TO THEIR NECK. IN OVERDUE NOTES AND CAN'T WRITE A CHECK. THEY'RE SINGERS OR RAPERS OR WRITERS OF PROSE . AND OTHERS , GOD BLESS 'EM , CAN'T BLOW THEIR OWN NOSE . I GUESS BEIN FRIENDS DON'T HAVE NOTHIN TO DO . WITH TALENT OR MONEY OR KNOWIN WHO'S WHO .IT MAKES A FRIEND HAPPY TO SEE YOUR SUCESS. THEY'RE PROUD OF YER GOOD SIDE AND FORGIVE ALL THE REST . AND THAT AIN'T EEASY, ALL OF THE TIME . SOMETIMES I GET CRAZY AND SEEM TO GO BLIND. YER FRIEND JUST MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE YOU ON HOME .OR REMIND YOU SOMETIME THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE . OR EVER SO GENTLY PULL YOU BACK TO THE GROUND. WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN FLY WITH NO ONE AROUND . A HUG OR A SHAKE , WHICH EVER SEEMS RIGHT . IS THE HIGH POINT OF GIVIN ," I'LL TELL YOU TONIGHT ". ALL WORDLY RICHES AND TRIBUTES OF MEN . CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO THE WORTH OF A FRIEND.
