Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never know next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing me why we die, we all God's children
World is hating, 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) 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 blocks down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already know it's him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this 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 wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, banks and The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to guard it missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, at my life with loaded barrels So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (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), (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No other 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 or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you Hoping I the world leaders and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge 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 - knowledge is power To every projects and street 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 to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know 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 if that means blood and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker