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 known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this mission, never know 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, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
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
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he 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 in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (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 what Nas down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All hate can't forever last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you Hoping I reach the leaders and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's head off his no contest I know the High 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 time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children killed by the police and ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of Whatever you feel is 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 is, and my country's a motherfucker