Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? 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 With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I for the stars but I just kept slipping On this mission, never know what's next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we stop the killing me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the fix other problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all it's residuals But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we 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 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 you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's dead or 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 hate forever last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, it's We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, 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 hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To projects and every 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 ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it if that means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker