Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I kept slipping On this life mission, know what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must stop the 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 wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it they corner, from New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know it's 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 There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it 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 have to guard it missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over 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), (peace), world (peace), world
know that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to 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 that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's man think of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time 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 the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, it's We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war 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 what I was raised up on, that's this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker