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The lyrics to “New Bestie” by Drake
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New Bestie quick summary
- Recording: “New Bestie” is credited to Drake.
- Released: May 15, 2026 on “Maid of Honour”.
- Length: The recording runs 4:19.
- Genre: Filed under Hip-Hop.
- Lyrics: This page has 85 lyric lines and 86 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
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The stored release association is “Maid of Honour”, dated 2026-05-15, with a duration of 4:19.
New Bestie lyrics by Drake
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0:01Yeah
0:05Just wait, just wait
0:08Just wait
0:10You just wait
0:15Just wait
0:17Yeah
0:19Are you grateful?
0:24If karma gets to turning tables, I ask you
0:29Are you stable and didn't I make you?
0:34Or it's jokes on me like the first day of April? I don't know it
0:38I don't know when and how to tell you goodbye
0:46You made me want to go for late night drives
0:50You make a real bad breed wan' come outside
0:55You make me do things that jeopardise my pride
1:01You've been there at times when I've cried
1:06You know how hard I tried to provide for you
1:10You mek a real bad breed wanna come outside, ay
1:14Thеn I came outside and I saw you, uh
1:18Wait, wait, wait, new bеst friend
1:21Wait, wait, wait, since when?
1:24Wait, wait, wait, broke up and bend
1:26Wait, wait, wait, start to get in
1:28Wait, wait, wait, man, come the fuck off your friend
1:31Wait, wait, wait, new best friend
1:33Wait, wait, wait, I came outside, I saw you had a
1:39New best friend, wait, wait, wait, since when?
1:43Wait, wait, wait, broke up and bend
1:45Wait, wait, wait, start to get in
1:48Wait, wait, wait, man, come the fuck off your friend
1:50Wait, wait, wait, since when? Since when? Since when?
1:59Wait, wait, wait
2:01Wait, wait, wait, new best friend
2:03Wait, wait, wait, since when?
2:05Wait, wait, wait, I broke up and bend
2:07Shoutout to all my sexy beautiful fine ladies in the building
2:10Which I'm tryna make sure you're all in here
2:11Ay, ay, ay, okay
2:14Yeah, ayo, Noel tek out the bass line
2:17Ayo, my gyal, suck in your waist line
2:18Suck in your waist line
2:21Too much to drink, can't walk in a straight line
2:22New best friend and I heard through the grapevine
2:24Visa, kna yuh waan go stateside
2:26Libra, know you think we the same side
2:28Fever, you lookin' hot inna di FaceTime, Tina
2:30You waan turn pon mon, ya ah eediyat
2:32You waan disrespect me I'll leave you
2:34Mi waan flood out the chain like Katrina
2:36Tell her pull up on me like Liva
2:38When I fuck up 'bout the gyal, I leave yuh
2:40When I fuck up 'bout the gyal, I leave yuh
2:42Yeah, real bad breeder, she a Tweeter
2:44And a killion tings 'pon waist like diva
2:47You like man that ah killy had beef with
2:50You can't beat dem tings through a speaker
2:52Yeah, artist, yah mi daddy yah di teacher
2:54Yeah, big up the teacher
2:55Make up 'til get one line for the teacher
2:57Pass out, grim reaper
2:59When I fuck up 'bout the gyal, I leave yuh
3:01Yeah, I want a Latina, I want a Latina
3:03I want a G like Karolina
3:05We could a split up a half app-a ma la e pamala
3:07Pamala, you're too unruly and bad enough
3:10Girl, yuh body straight from Panama
3:12Yuh waan take a plane out to Canada
3:14Yuh love complain 'bout the man, bruh
3:15Ayy, you love complain too much
3:19Love the game too much
3:20We didn't mean too much
3:22Wait, wait, wait, new best friend
3:24Wait, wait, wait, since when?
3:25Wait, wait, wait, I bruk up and bend
3:27Wollan, wait, what was I then?
3:29Wollan, wait, what did I spend?
3:31I changed, you can't defend
3:34Drop off the keys to my friend
3:35Hung up your new boyfriend
3:37If I see one of your true friends
3:39I might gas and hype them
3:41I might buy them a section
3:43I might make a connection
3:47Since you waan fuck pon next one
3:51Since you have a brand-new best friend, ay (aw)
4:10There it is, there it is right there
4:13♪
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New Bestie song profile
The stored record for “New Bestie” credits Drake and connects the lyric timeline with release and chart metadata. Continue with more Drake lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Hip-Hop song lyrics.
- May 15, 2026Released
- 4:19Length
- 85Lyric lines
- 86Timed cues
- 252sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “New Bestie” by Drake
- 86 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC USUG12602480
Full recording & lyric breakdown
Release record
The release record places this version on “Maid of Honour.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2026-05-15. The identified recording runs 4:19. Its recording identifier is USUG12602480.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 85 non-empty lines across 13 text sections. Its 86 lyric timestamps cover roughly 252 seconds of the matched recording. There are 8 repeated line patterns, which helps the player identify recurring passages without guessing at meaning. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Maid of Honour
- Released
- 2026-05-15
- Length
- 4:19
- ISRC
- USUG12602480
- Recording source
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