Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a 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 realer your I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
is hating, that's 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) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what this got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the fix other problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive 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 'cause time All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know I mean? Yo, what war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker