Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where junkies and heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I for the stars but I just kept slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, peace, stop acting like savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
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 whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what 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 made for one man to alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But comes 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 Secret I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to what Nas down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get what you love, be a 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 wake up 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 goin' see you again Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's critical We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's 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 projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you 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, that's what this about This is what my country is, and my country's a