Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, 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 kept slipping On this life mission, know what's next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, peace, stop acting like savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
is hating, that's forever (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) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks down 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 against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what country's got There shouldn't be nobody 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 land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's natural resources, all it's But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get 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 whatever man think of manifest to the The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever 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 arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
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)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas forget nothing Men, women and children by the police and shit ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker