Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms 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, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it they corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an age, already know it's against 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 this land of Look at what country's got There be nobody 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 it's But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You right now There's so that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate can't last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, 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 for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker