Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Forever
This one right here goes out to everybodyAnd it doesn't matter who your areCause I know that everybody has a friendWhat defines a friend, the meaningWhere does it lyeIn the mind, in the money, in the face, in the eyesIn the days, in the nights, well what is a friendDo you love it and leave it again and againSo now our story begins of two little friendsYou would have thought they were twinsWould have thought they were kiddingWouldn't think they can bendBecause all the time they would spendFor each other they would fendFor they friends to the endTheir mothers know mothersSisters know brothersMothers know fathersSons know they daughtersThey blood thicka then waterIf one had fifty cents they'd both have a quarterThat only makes sense, adjusting levels and allThey grew up together from pre-k to high schoolWinters in the snow, summers in the poolHe's and athlete, she's an actressSongtexteBut hormones would lead them[Chorus]You have been there, through thick and thinAlways beside me, you are my friendMore than money, fortune, or fameForever and ever, we will remainWe will remain friendsNot furious just curiousShe saw himself fitWho better than the boo the girl grew up withHow bout the walks in the parkOn the phone all nightDreams like that she saw in plain sightTo his friends he's urgentSimple fact she's a virginTo her he'll be urging sexually let's mergeAs you can see there's two different dreamsHer thoughts are so pure, his low as the floorShe's looking he's balkingNow walking and talkingBout a new stage and phaseThat they should embark inSo it came to that lengthNo dinner, no candlelightThe female exhalesSomething doesn't feel rightShe said it polite, honey please not tonightCuz he didn't get any, he got real malignantHit her, it hurt, her breath got suspendedThen he looked at his work not feeling:[Chorus]Their meeting had endedFeeling offended, he went and attendedTo a counseling sessionNow life is a lessonFull of questionsWhy be drowned downRather than manifestedWent to his friend right from the beginningWith tears in his eyes he said I apologizeShe much obliged, made amendsOnce again, they're friends to the endYea, it was true love againAs transparent as whenA parent is caringWhat defines a friendWhere does it lyeIn the mind, in the money, in the face, in the eyesIn the days, in the nights, what is a friendDid you love it and leave it again and againIn time in the sadness in the hurt in the prideIt's the person dispersing through the hands of time[Chorus]You have been there, through thick and thinAlways beside me, you are my friendMore than money, fortune, or fameForever and ever, we will remainWe will remain friends Aus Songtexte Mania