Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just slippin On this life mission, never know next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop actin like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But the beginning of time it's been men with arms fightin lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in 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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know against him So in order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what this got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it missels And I become the most But is it hearin a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't last 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 arms, now the weapons 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 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 and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a muthafucka