Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housin tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I for the stars but I just kept slippin On this life mission, never know what's kings from 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, actin like savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time been men with arms fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we must the killin Tell me why we die, we all God's
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this hate last forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like 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, already know against him So in for him to survive, one day he must Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at this country's got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't 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 its residuals But then foes, I have to gaurd it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth hearin a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So over Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my 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 'cause time All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm gon' see you Hopin I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Poppin any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the High hear 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
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Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm sayin? ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's this country's about This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka