(chorus)
Please
protect me from my friends while I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
sometimes yuh friends dem hurt you
set up the cops fi search yuh
please
protect mi from my friends when I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
cause a friends dem hurt you
nothing nah gwaan dem desert you

(verse 1)
problems
problems
every man have dem
oh yes oh yes
some man a see you when you inna your stress
but fi dem own dem waan you solve dem
dem say a friend in need is a friend indeed
but as soon as yuh tek de lead
dem waan cut your speed
so mi know dem a friend in greed
cyaan believe the same people you feed
dem nuh want see you succeed
dem things ?? act real
so mi go pun my knees seh

(chorus)
please
protect mi from my friends while I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
cause a yuh friends dem hurt you
set up the po po fi search you
please, please lord
protect mi from my friends when I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
your friends dem hurt you
nothing nah gwaan den dem desert you

(verse 2)
dem poke dem plant dem pray dem wish
but me done tell dem dis
when dem a dig dig a couple
mek sure dem no dig one ditch
as ?? say
only your friends know your secrets so how a next man fi keep it
if wheneva u talk ???? so Im asking

(chorus)
please
protect mi from my friends while I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
cause a friends dem hurt you
set up the po po fi search you
please
protect mi from my friends while I try to protect myself from my enemies lord
cuz a your friends dem hurt you
nothing nah gwaan den dem desert you