Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this mission, never know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's they corner, New York to California Got locked 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 backs and 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he ain't fixed yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's 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 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 wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is 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 to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing struggle, listen up, it's critical We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is 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 to rule 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 killed by the police and ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means 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