Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement 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 with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I for the stars but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, know it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's But then comes foes, I have to guard it with And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive now There's so that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I reach the world and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children 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 Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if that means blood and You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker