Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, 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 Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men 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 God's
is hating, that's 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), (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 locked Like, "dog you whenever 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 up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You alive 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 up 'cause time reveals All hate can't 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 world and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
is hating, that's forever (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 shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children by the police 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 Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it if that 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