Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the stars but I kept slippin On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop actin savages No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time been men with arms fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why it go on, we must stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate last forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (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 they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an age, already know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity at what 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 colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missels And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas write 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 dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The is to wake up 'cause time 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 know I'm gon' see you I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothin struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Poppin any rapper's head off his 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 every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm sayin? Niggas forget nothin man, The men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it if that means blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka