Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius 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 like savages No war, we take time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time been men with arms fighting Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing 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 to rule 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 they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe you with 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 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 Look at what this got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all increases, to home it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (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 Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive 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 the world leaders and win Ain't nothing 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, then the are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta 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 shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker