Acetate Prophets

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