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, menaces for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads 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 realer problems I reached for the stars but I just kept On this mission, never know what's next Ancient from 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, a truce, world peace, stop actin like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time it's been men with fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all God's
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this hate can't 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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, New York to California 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 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 this of opportunity Look at what country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't fixed yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, 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 become the most But is it worth hearin a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, like you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm gon' see you again Hopin I reach the 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 are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas forget nothin man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka