Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and rock dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I for the stars but I just kept slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and makes 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 must stop the 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) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, 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 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 fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that 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 time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you here and never passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I the world leaders and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
World is hating, that's (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)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? 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 blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this country's is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker