Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be with 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 Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we take time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe you with 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 order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this of opportunity at what this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, you my pain is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You alive now There's so many that's or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate forever last All my ghetto in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't 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 time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas gon' 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 yours, go out and take it Even if that blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a