Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my 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 kept slipping On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we take time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all children
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule 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 That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this 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 earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But then foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (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) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's man think of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world and win Ain't nothing struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no 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 projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody 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 killed 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 rightfully yours, go out and it if that means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this country's This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker