Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the 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 with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, never know what's kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all children
World is hating, that's (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) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an age, already know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth 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 natural resources, all it's residuals 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 with loaded barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw 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), (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas 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 dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I the world leaders and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know 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 and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker