Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death 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 Confronted with racism, 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 of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we take time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all God's
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), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what this got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth 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 world's natural resources, all residuals But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's 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),
know 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 get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light 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 and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's 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 get ours now
World is hating, 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)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children killed by the police and Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know I mean? Yo, this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that blood 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