Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement killings, menaces marked for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I for the stars but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never know what's Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, acting like savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But the beginning 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
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants to rule 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 locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in for him to survive, one day he must 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 shouldn't be nobody How can the fix other problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth 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 natural resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many dead 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 'cause time All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, like you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again Hoping I the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, it's We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (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 forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas forget nothing Men, women and children by the police 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 Even if that blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this country's This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker