Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and 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 slipping On this life mission, never know next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar 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, acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But the beginning of time it's been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must up his eyes 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 other problems when he ain't home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all it's residuals But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, you my pain is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You alive 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 forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We to fear 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 any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker