Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the 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 would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I just 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 savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's 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, 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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in land of opportunity Look at what country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all it's residuals But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that 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 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 dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't last All my heroes in Heaven, it's 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, critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his no contest I know the High 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 street corner, we gotta get now
is hating, that's forever (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 ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, what this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a motherfucker