Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, acting like savages No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of it's been men with arms fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killing me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, 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) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an age, already know it's 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 this country's got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, banks and The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No compares 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 many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this can't forever last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't 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 you challenge the best, then 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 hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas 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 yours, go out and take it if that means blood and death You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a motherfucker