CHALI

Yo, this is a lesson in friendship

The depths of a kinship

Where women and men begin with, and then slip

My pen drips as I scribble my thoughts

On thin strips of emotion

A fraction, seduction, attraction,

Eruption of passion corrupts it

Life lasting friendships involved

Would love to cross the line

But that's why we built these walls CHORUS (Akil)

We've been friends for a long time

A very close friend of mine

Love you like you was mine

But respect the thin line

Love you like you was mine

Think about you all the time

Very close friend of mine

But respect the thin line AKIL

Opposites attract

When the female and male come in contact

Sticky situation in fact

Trying not to let the feelings catch

But there's a thin line between both of ya'll

So you respect that

And entertain an idea but get brought

Back to reality

And could you really live with that

Decision, based on intuition

You love and keep it distant

Hug and kiss the friendship MARC 7

An ongoing friendship

We was people to begin with

Disrespect was not intended

But your feelings sparked a sentence

Sometimes you're too intense

In your quest to invent

The perfect man

Please understand my rhyme is your repent CHORUS (Akil/Nelly) X2

SOUP

Too bad that we became friends first

And I'm not an expert on how relationships work

But, from the minute it was known

It changed the whole tone

The way we spoke on the phone

Yo, it was cool but I felt it wasn't enough

And I was stuck when your moms would pick it up

Over you all my buddies would swoon

But I felt we were in tune

You let me up in your room (damn)

But to me girl you're still off limits

No matter all the times that I hinted

Infatuation was authentic

But yo I just pretended

So I wouldn't lose the friendship

Maybe I should spill all my guts

Or write a letter, then tear it up

Or do a song just to say what's up

I want just a touch CHORUS NELLY

I can't do this anymore

See my heart just falls out when you walk in the door

Friendship turned into love

On some weak tip

See I can't comprehend even if I knew it

Can't do justice with these things that I'm feeling

You've got someone else don't want to be caught stealing

Hell, if she knew she would never leave us alone in the room CHALI

Yo, this was a lesson in friendship

I stress in this sentence

Should women and men be friends first

And then slip

My pen drips as I scribble my thoughts on thin strips of emotion AKIL

Opposites attract

And best friends make a perfect match

If you only knew that

Once you cross ain't no turning back

The minute you let him in it and he hit that

That's that MARC 7

We was people to begin with

But you was too relentless

Jeopardizing kinship

Respect is intended

Resolve is my intent

While we've got an in

I'm trying to salvage a friendship CHORUS