Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads 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 feel Like, the you are the realer your problems I for the stars but I just kept slippin On this mission, never know what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop actin like No war, we should take and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fightin Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all God's
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All hate can't last forever (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, 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 against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's natural resources, all its But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it with And I the most wanted But is it worth hearin a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm gon' see you Hopin I reach the world and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is To every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas forget nothin man, The men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, this war just show me is like, whatever 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 raised up on, that's what this country's This is what my country is, and my a muthafucka