Yeah, I want all my to come journey with me My is Nas, and the year is 1973 Beginning of me, therefore I see my belly button window, who I am
I existed in a womb, like an Abyss from behind the sun, my hands balled in a fist Punching on my moms stomach, kicking on her Twitching 'cause I'm nervous, thought my intended Was to be born to reign, not in or vain But to take on a name, my pops chose for me full of indo, developing eyes Nine month process, size
A prophet in his early stage, his in the early 30s Was married to pops wishin' she carried would drop I'm not to come from a women so pure, Ann Jones of her flesh, blood of her blood, her blood and bones Hearin' prayers, she for my good health That I a man and learn to make a way for myself Nervous she was, and her got in my blood with Marijuana from my daddy's genes
Lotta screams I'm hearin', crazy Both is scrappin' I'm not even a A miscarriage can
I shot my way out my mom I shot my way out my mom I shot my way out my mom I shot my way out my mom
Yo, they must wanna keep me, 'cause 4 months pass, I'm still Guess I got what they call a Ill to survive When I look hard the lights is killin' my I when moms is layin' down, I get bored, start to get live Move side to side, hear music and vibe All black babies are born rhythm, that's no lie Solar energize, food flowin' through my mothers tube I'm covered in this layer of goo
Month two was the least comfortable My umbilical choking me but month 3 was closer, see That's when pops took moms to see the doc at the But I was saved, he changed his mind in the last Watchin' 'em yell, heard my moms voice fist fights, so terrified when we fell While they broke up and smashed plates on the wall I wondered if I am born, will I be at all
This place they call the though my view was so large Couldn't wait to get out, and grow up and take Month 5, Month 6 by, hopin' I'm born in July But the Lord already figured out a and time, Septemeber 14th, '73 Get world, doctors in the front waitin' for me open 'cause they know when I drop, alot of shit's gon' stop See how the goverment will start cops Month 9, I'm a over due, the labor induced
Pops my moms, "Push and take deep breaths too Stay calm", holdin' her arm, I'm trying to on gloves touching my scalp, my head pops out Everything is blurry, my first breath out pouring down my pops face he's so proud Wantin' to me, but I was so bloody They washed me off and he said, "At least that ain't ugly" Placed me in his arms snuggly, laid me on my
Finally, I got to see who held me in her She love me, and yo I plan to overthrow the Y'all about to see this in trouble