Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement killings, menaces marked for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, 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), world (peace),
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 safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my 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 million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants 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 to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a chain in 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 reveals All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I reach the leaders and win nothing without 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 for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To every and every street corner, we gotta 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, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and killed by the police and shit ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker