Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California 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 age, already know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what this 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 alone To all increases, to home 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 Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) time 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 my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right 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 'cause time All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's critical We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you the best, then 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 - is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children killed by the police and Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker