Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads 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 with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just kept On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, actin 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 fightin lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate can't last (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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like 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, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already 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 country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all its residuals But comes foes, I have to gaurd it with missels And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No compares to what Nas write down you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right 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 'cause reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right and never passed You just transcend, I I'm gon' see you again Hopin I the world leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, 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 Poppin 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 every street corner, we get ours now
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Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas ain't forget man, The men, women and children killed by the police and Niggas ain't forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just 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, that's this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a muthafucka