I got all these motherfuckers holding out their hands
It's like they do not give a damn about who I really am
Yeah, they're always at the concert but they don't know the band
It's like they're so concerned with fashion but they don't know the brand

Who are your real friends?
When you're picking up cigarette butts from the death cups when the party ends
Who are your real friends?
When the lights go up and the music stops

Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends

I'm not a stepping stone you walk on to get you to the top
It's like they only pick the phone up when they're down and out of luck
Yeah, I'd rather follow real love it's a road that never ends
I could show you a thing or two about time and how to spend it on your

Real friends
When you're picking up cigarette butts from the death cups when the party ends
Who are your real friends?
When the lights go up and the music stops

Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends

They're the ones that you can call when it's dark at 3AM
You got drunk and missed your station, you lost your card again
If I ever got that call, no, it wouldn't matter when
'Cause I'll do the same for them, I'll do the same for my

Real friends
When you're picking up cigarette butts from the death cups when the party ends
Who are your real friends?
When the lights go up and the music stops

Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
Tell me who is gonna hold you when the party ends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends

I'm talking 'bout real
(I'm talking 'bout real)
I'm talking 'bout real
(I'm talking 'bout real)
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends

I'm talking 'bout real
(I'm talking 'bout real)
I'm talking 'bout real
(I'm talking 'bout real)
I'm talking 'bout real, real, real, real friends