Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' 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 realer problems I reached for the stars but I just kept On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop actin like No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fightin Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all God's
- Amerie, Nas in background] All hate can't last forever (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), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks down 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 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 this of opportunity Look at what country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control 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 hearin a million people problems and by Secret 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 you my dreams, show you my pain 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 reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I 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 fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the blessings are Top of the world for the kid and Poppin any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the 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
(I1) itz a hy society, roitz, peace, silently, quietly, privantly niggaz dyin, increased mamaz cryin 'cause ha disceased u c wut we unleased n diz 4 infantz at c 'cause thru da daze we led gun warz n da kneez And we aint even gat at fed da po brokin' homez shoken n ya own mud thrown frum wut we've alwaze known and ta luv our fellow bruthaz thru GOD'z we all da same blood so y we niggaz iz styll n prisionz yell eurf diz styll isnt our lyfe we n hell sense burf Y showin sum whyle havin serious visionz but we make it ryght 4 da yunga generation dat wanna b a sensation we waitin but da devil wont allow it so wit GOD u kan ova it a towah whin itz built on a powah trip powah da powahz urz, mine swordz and rhymez itz da wurdz and da dat u spyt 4 da killinz ta niggaz dey kan prevent it freedom uv we kan reach dem and teach'em & sho'em wut it meanz ta b a person wit & wit no painz, no strainz but ya head up and u aint neva gon' fail and dont git fed up 'cause u a prevail Dreamaz
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm sayin? ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know 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 means and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about is what my country is, and my country's a muthafucka