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, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a 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 your problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to 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 acting savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing Tell me why we die, we all children
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule 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 corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what this got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it 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 become the most But is it hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time 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 compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up time reveals All hate can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I reach the world and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a