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 heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I kept slipping On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, acting like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But the beginning of time it's been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
World is hating, that's (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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't fixed yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (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, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain 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 'cause time All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are 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 head off his shoulders no I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and 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 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 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 you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker