When you got a good friend
that will stay right by your side,
when you got a good friend
that will stay right by your side,
give her all your spare time,
love and treat her right.

i mistreated my baby
and i can't see no reason why.
i mistreated my baby
and i can't see no reason why.
any time i think about it
i just wring my hands and cry.

wonder could i ever apologize
or would she sympathize with me?
would she sympathize with me?
she's a brown-skin woman,
just as sweet as a girlfriend can be.

babe, i may be right or wrong.
babe, it's your opinion,
well, i may be right or wrong.
watch your close friend, baby,
then your enemies can't do you no harm.

when you got a good friend
that will stay right by your side,
when you got a good friend
that will stay right by your side,
give her all your spare time,
love and treat her right.