Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housin tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be with 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 kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop actin like savages No war, we should time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fightin Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killin me why we die, we all God's children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate can't forever (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) (peace), world (peace), world (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 you with 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 to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what this got There shouldn't be homeless 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 land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all its residuals But comes foes, I have to gaurd it with missels And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or locked up the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You transcend, I know I'm gon' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons 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 Poppin any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't nothin man, The men, women and children killed by the police and ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about This is what my country is, and my a muthafucka