Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my 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 reached for the stars but I kept slippin On life mission, never know what's next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop actin like No war, we should time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate can't last (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all its But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it missels And I the most wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No compares 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 right now so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's man think of manifest to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hopin I reach the leaders 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 you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Poppin any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas forget nothin man, The men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully 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 This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka