Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads 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 Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I kept 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 acting like No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But the beginning of time it's been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why 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 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, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked 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 eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the most But is it hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
know that's my style, to hit you at the right time 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 or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All hate can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you Hoping I the world leaders and win Ain't 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 you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time 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, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if that means and death You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker