Jody Watley

Friends Jody Watley featuring Eric B. & Rakim (Andre Cymon?Jody Watley)

Have you ever been stabbed in the back By someone you thought was really cool
Did they steal your lover or was it money Or was it lies they told
Strangers just disguised as your friends- Never again cause now you know

(chorus)
That friends will let you down
Friends won't be around
When you need them most of all- friends
Friends are hard to find-
Friends, yours and mine
I'm talking about your friends

Smiles they hide behind Never know whats on their mind
Could be true deception
Jealousy and envy reign
They never want to see you get ahead
They just hold you back

Friends will let you down
Friends won't be around
When you need them most all, your friends
Oh, Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine
Im talkin about your friends

Friends are hard to find, so be careful You could be flyin an inch or mile if I pay you
But some ain't that bad, but one might back stab To get the fake tips of what one might have
Bite the hand that feeds you- leave the people who need you for those who hold you back and mislead you
To be a leader- dont get lead on unleaded The wrong direction, a dead ends next then so

Heed the detour, lifes like a seesaw The ups and downs, and Ill bet therell be more
Potholes and obstacles in our path, thats righteous At times you need a hand to fight this
Way of life, straighten up, take the door to the placid And dont you act two-faced Cause jealousy and envy, and you still act friendly You could find the end if you pretend to be

Friends will let you down
Friends won't be around - When you need them most of all your friends
Yeah Friends are hard to find Friends, yours and mine Im talkin? bout your friends

Used to kiss me, tell me you missed me But now you try to glaze me, play me and diss me
Uh, wide awake, ready to break, so we argue What happened to the kisses, and, Why, how are you
Forgot about the times when i rhymed you and bathed you
Rings were the only little things that i gave you
Still ain't thankful, your still complaining used be a bright sun but now its raining
Harder than ever- im thinking whether
You should be friends let it end is a bad
So you foregt to remember your bodies so tender the vibe that i send her
Make you surrender
The feelings you capture, caught in a rapture no women can match you so im looking at ya
Paint a perfect picture so you can remember me but You could find the end if you pretend to be

Friends will let you down
Friends won't be around When you need them most of all are you friends
Ohhhh- Friends are hard to find
Friends, yours and mine talking about your friends
(repeat 1x)

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer that first danced her way to fame at 14-years-old as a dancer on Soul Train. That experience led show host Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey to place her and fellow dancer Jeffrey Daniel in the group Shalamar in 1977, with lead singer Howard Hewett added to the group in 1979. They produced the hits “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “This is for the Lover in You,” and “A Night to Remember” before Watley left the group in 1983 due to conflict within the group and a lack of payment from Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records label.

She released her self-titled debut album in 1987 featuring the #1 Dance hits “Don’t You Want Me,” “Some Kind of Lover,” and “Looking for a New Love,” which also peaked at #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Pop chart. This album went Platinum and led to her winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1988. Her follow-up album Larger Than Life was released in 1989 and featured the Top 10 Pop hits “Everything,” “Friends” with Rakim, and the #1 Dance and R&B hit “Real Love.” She worked on these albums with Prince bassist André Cymone, who she would later marry in 1991 before separating in 1995.

She released nine studio albums between 1987 and 2006, and in 2008, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards. Her last project was the 2014 EP Paradise on her own Avitone label and she made an appearance on DâM-FunK’s Invite the Light album in 2015 on the track “Virtuous Progression.” She also formed “Shalamar Reloaded” with two new members and continues to tour.

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