Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I for the stars but I just kept slipping On life mission, never know what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to 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 beginning of time been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we stop the killing me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (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 they corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know 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 what country's got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You get what you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now whatever man think of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any 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 that - knowledge is 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 what I'm Niggas forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the police and Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a