Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death known as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With 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 feel Like, the you are the realer your problems I for the stars but I just kept slippin On this life mission, 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, actin like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men arms fightin Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate last 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
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they 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, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it missels And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million 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
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other compares to what Nas 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 or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right 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 arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Poppin any rapper's off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm sayin? ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what this war just me is like, whatever 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 raised up on, that's what this about This is what my is, and my country's a muthafucka