Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects 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 your problems I reached for the stars but I kept slippin On this life mission, never know what's 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 actin savages No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fightin Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this can't last 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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe you with 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 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 problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all its residuals But then foes, I have to gaurd it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth hearin a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right 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 transcend, I know I'm gon' see you again Hopin I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical 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 any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas ain't nothin man, The 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, you want out of life Whatever you 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