Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I for the stars but I just kept slippin On this life mission, know what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fightin Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killin me why we die, we all God's children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate last 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), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks down 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 for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule 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 its But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it with And I the most wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know 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 could get what you love, be a in cause You alive now There's so that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause time All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hopin I reach the world and win Ain't nothin without struggle, up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm sayin? ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just me is like, whatever you want 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, what this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a muthafucka