Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from 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 survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the stars but I kept slipping On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings 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 since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killing me why we die, we all God's 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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already know against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the fix other problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's natural resources, all residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
know that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, it's We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and children killed by the police and Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what this war just me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel 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 what this about This is my country is, and my country's a motherfucker