Just a Friend
Markie Lyrics


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Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
But a year to make love she wanted you to wait?
Let me tell ya a story of my situation
I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation
The way that I met her was on tour, at a concert
She had long hair and a short miniskirt
I just got on stage, drippin', pourin' with sweat
I was walkin' through the crowd and guess who I met
I whispered in her ear, "Come to the picture booth
So I can ask you some questions to see if ya hundred proof"
I asked her her name, she said, "Blah, blah, blah"
She had 9/10 pants and a very big bra
I took a couple of flicks and she was enthused
I said, "How do you like the show?" She said, "I was very amused"
I started throwin' bass, she started throwin' back mid range
But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange
Then when I asked, "Do you have a man?", she tried to pretend
She said, "No, I don't, I only have a friend"
Come on
I'm not even goin' for it, this is what I'm goin' sing

You, you got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend

So I took blah blah's word for it at this time
I thought just havin' a friend couldn't be no crime
'Cause I have friends and that's a fact
Like Agnes, Agatha, Germaine, and Jack
Forget about that, let's go into the story
About a girl named "blah, blah, blah" that adored me
So we started talkin', gettin' familiar
Spendin' a lot of time, so we can build a
Relationship or some understanding
How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin'
Everything sounded so dandy and sweet
I had no idea I was in for a treat
After this was established, everything was cool
The tour was over and she went back to school
I called every day to see how she was doin'
Every time that I called her, it seemed somethin' was brewin'
I called her room, a guy picked up, and then I called again
I say, "Yo, who was that?" "Oh, he's just a friend"
Don't gimme that, don't even gimme that
Jus' bust this

You, you got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend

So, I came to her college on a surprise visit
To see my girl, that was so exquisite
It was a school day, I knew she was there
The first semester of the school year
I went to a gate to ask where was her dorm
This guy made me fill out a visitor's form
He told me where it was and I was on my way
To see my baby doll, I was happy to say
I arrived in front of the dormitory
"Yo, could you tell me where is door three?"
They showed me where it was for the moment
I didn't know I was in for such an event
So, I came to her room and opened the door
Oh, snap, guess what I saw?
A fella tongue kissin' my girl in her mouth
I was so in shock, my heart went down south
So please, listen to the message that I send




Don't ever talk to a girl who says she just has a friend
(Has a friend, has a friend)

Overall Meaning

The song "Just a Friend" by Markie Biz tells the story of a man who meets a girl at a concert, takes pictures with her in a picture booth, spends time with her, and starts developing feelings for her. However, when he tries to take the relationship to the next level and ask her out, she tells him that she sees him as just a friend. The man accepts this answer and moves on, but later finds out that she has a boyfriend, whom she had referred to as just a friend. The song is mostly about the man's experience of being friend-zoned and ultimately betrayed.


The lyrics to "Just a Friend" show a common theme in many relationships - miscommunication. The man assumes that the woman is interested in him romantically, while the woman only considers him a friend. This leads to frustration and heartbreak for the man, as he had invested emotions and time into a relationship that was never going to progress. The song also highlights the danger of only seeing things from one perspective and assuming that someone's intentions match our own.


Line by Line Meaning

Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
Have you ever met a girl that you wanted to date?


But a year to make love she wanted you to wait?
But she wanted to wait a year before having sex?


Let me tell ya a story of my situation
Let me tell you a story about what happened to me


I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation
I was talking to a girl from the United States


The way that I met her was on tour, at a concert
I met her while on tour performing at a concert


She had long hair and a short miniskirt
She had long hair and was wearing a short miniskirt


I just got on stage, drippin', pourin' with sweat
I had just finished performing and was sweaty


I was walkin' through the crowd and guess who I met
While walking through the crowd, I met someone


I whispered in her ear, 'Come to the picture booth
I whispered in her ear, asking her to come to the picture booth


So I can ask you some questions to see if ya hundred proof'
So I could ask her some questions to verify she was real


I asked her her name, she said, 'Blah, blah, blah'
I asked her name and she responded with something unimportant


She had 9/10 pants and a very big bra
She was wearing tight pants and a large bra


I took a couple of flicks and she was enthused
I took a few photos and she was excited


I said, 'How do you like the show?' She said, 'I was very amused'
I asked her how she liked the show, and she said she enjoyed it


I started throwin' bass, she started throwin' back mid range
I started playing bass music, she started dancing in response


But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange
But when I asked her an important question, she acted suspicious


Then when I asked, 'Do you have a man?', she tried to pretend
Then when I asked if she had a boyfriend, she acted like she didn't


She said, 'No, I don't, I only have a friend'
She said she didn't have a boyfriend, only a friend


So I took blah blah's word for it at this time
So I believed her at the time


I thought just havin' a friend couldn't be no crime
I thought just having a friend couldn't be a problem


'Cause I have friends and that's a fact
Because I have friends, that is a fact


Like Agnes, Agatha, Germaine, and Jack
I have friends named Agnes, Agatha, Germaine, and Jack


Forget about that, let's go into the story
But let's move on to the story


About a girl named 'blah, blah, blah' that adored me
About a girl named 'blah, blah, blah' who really liked me


So we started talkin', gettin' familiar
So we started talking and getting to know each other better


Spendin' a lot of time, so we can build a
Spending a lot of time together so we could build


Relationship or some understanding
A relationship or understanding


How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin'
We were planning how things would be in the future


Everything sounded so dandy and sweet
Everything seemed great and perfect


I had no idea I was in for a treat
I had no idea something bad was about to happen


After this was established, everything was cool
After we established our relationship, everything was fine


The tour was over and she went back to school
The tour ended and she went back to school


I called every day to see how she was doin'
I called her every day to check on her


Every time that I called her, it seemed somethin' was brewin'
Every time I called, something seemed off


I called her room, a guy picked up, and then I called again
I called her room and a guy answered, so I called again


I say, 'Yo, who was that?' 'Oh, he's just a friend'
I asked who he was, and she said he was just a friend


Don't gimme that, don't even gimme that
Don't give me that, don't even try to lie


So, I came to her college on a surprise visit
So, I visited her at college as a surprise


To see my girl, that was so exquisite
To see my beautiful girlfriend


It was a school day, I knew she was there
It was a school day and I knew she was on campus


The first semester of the school year
The beginning of the school year


I went to a gate to ask where was her dorm
I went to the gate to ask where her dorm was located


This guy made me fill out a visitor's form
I had to fill out a form to be a visitor


He told me where it was and I was on my way
He told me where it was and I went there


To see my baby doll, I was happy to say
To see my girlfriend, I was excited


I arrived in front of the dormitory
I arrived in front of the dorm building


'Yo, could you tell me where is door three?'
'Can you tell me where door three is?'


They showed me where it was for the moment
They showed me where it was temporarily


I didn't know I was in for such an event
I didn't know something bad would happen


So, I came to her room and opened the door
So I went to her room and opened the door


Oh, snap, guess what I saw?
Oh wow, guess what I saw?


A fella tongue kissin' my girl in her mouth
A guy was tongue kissing my girlfriend


I was so in shock, my heart went down south
I was so shocked, my heart sank


So please, listen to the message that I send
So, please listen to the message I'm sending


Don't ever talk to a girl who says she just has a friend
Don't ever trust a girl who says she only has a friend




Lyrics © CAK MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Marcel Theo Hall

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@TeamNewAge

Rest In Peace legend ❤️

@fisher-zc2pf

Rip

@larrybrown7200

First rapper to sing and rap at same time

@fredrikgarpo6279

my childhood legend 😔

@bighuge1060

@@larrybrown7200 The truth is he couldn't sing as evidenced in this song but he did create a well-known top 40 song so hats off for him achieving his dream. 57 is way too short a life.

@fredwerza3478

I was in college when this song hit the charts and it's crazy how many white kids loved the tune

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@angelopellicci179

This song: exists

People who can’t sing: it’s my time to shine!

@joet6990

I feel like this was aimed at me lmao

@ginger4539

I can sing but so right lol

@Nobody-gv6bs

That's the beauty of this song and it can bring an entire drunk crowd together in seconds

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