Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the but I just kept slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fighting Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what this got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to guard it missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's 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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other compares to Nas write down you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You alive now There's so that's dead or locked 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 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 goin' see you Hoping I the world leaders and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his no contest 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 every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't forget Men, and children 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 out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker