Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all children
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got locked down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know against him So in for him to survive, one day he must up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all it's residuals But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to what Nas down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a motherfucker