Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing tenement Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects where and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success 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 feel Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all children
is hating, that's 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), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, New York 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, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, banks and 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 become the wanted But is it hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to what Nas write you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or locked up the beast, I'm a hot light now It's 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 I'm goin' see you again Hoping I reach the world and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, it's 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 blessings are Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is To projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours 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 ain't 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, you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it if that means blood and death You know, that's what I was up on, that's what this country's about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker