[Produced by Paris] [Verse 1] The year was 1995, another day, another dollar Bein' up in this game make a brother wanna holla Welcome to the school of dirty licks and tricky deals A fair weather friend's and homies that you thought was real Seen them come, seen them go, seen them down, I seen them out I seen them on my team until I seen what they about Funny how they wanna smile, spark them up and say they true But all the time, these n***as take my kindness for a fool And I ain't gotta name all these playa-hatin' traitors Even with the Gemini, motherf**ers couldn't fade us I made a little song about these jealous-a** counterfeits Down what it is as long as you pullin' in the grip, sh** This is how I do it when I call 'em out Straight G game comin' from that n***a with the clout See I'm out to be real straight homie to the end I'm thorough as they come, f** a fair weather friend f** a fair weather friend [Hook] They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers [Verse 2] And now I take a look around and see how many of them left Everytime I turn around, my name on somebody breath Guess it's part of this game, everybody think it's tight Got me thinkin' out of mind mean a n***a out of sight Funny how the friendship slip when the man's out But I remember back when them n***as had they hands out Beggin' like a b**h, can't straight on me But now I'm scratching n***as off my nuts like fleas And this one's for them b**hes and them fake-a** friends Peep game, 'cause success is the best revenge Gotta stay on point, put it down and make a meal And even though they phony, I'ma still stay real See I got much love for the ones that's forever true But n***a if you fake, you can juggle on these nuts, too I never be a traitor 'cause I'm real to the end I'm solid as they come, f** a fair weather friend For real [Hook] They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face [Verse 3] Yup, true And all the time they was wishin' they was you Ain't enough to see a young brother make it on his own I'm sick from the smell of the jealousy cologne You see it in my eyes, I'ma be forever true As long as you be real, I'ma keep it real with you See I'll always be your road dog homie to the end I'm thorough as they come, f** a fair weather friend And it's like that [Hook] They smilin' in your face Backstabbers They smilin' in your face Backstabbers [Hook] They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smilin' in your face All the time they wanna take your place The backstabbers, backstabbers They smile in your face