Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But the beginning of time it's been 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 God's
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth 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 world's natural resources, all it's But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas write you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause 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 of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time 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 goin' see you Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker