Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival 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 darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men arms fighting Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we stop the killing me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, that's (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), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already know it's him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what this got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to guard it with And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time 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
know that's my style, to hit you at the right time 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 alive now so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All hate can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing 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 are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power 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, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police 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 country's a