Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I kept slipping On this life mission, never know what's Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fighting 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 that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already it's against 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 land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You alive now There's so that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world 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, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (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 forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war just show me is like, 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 I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker