Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin tenement Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the but I just kept slippin On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, peace, stop actin like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must stop the me why we die, we all God's 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), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all its But then comes foes, I to gaurd it with missels And I become the most But is it worth hearin a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other compares to what Nas down Tell you my dreams, you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm gon' see you again Hopin I reach the world and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm sayin? Niggas ain't forget man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means 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