[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 I'm 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 Cause a your friends dem hurt you Nothing nah gwaan den dem desert you