Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just kept On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop acting savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the of time it's been men with arms fighting Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
is hating, that's 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) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an age, already 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 land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with 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 rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many that's or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up 'cause time All this can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You transcend, I know I'm goin' see you again Hoping I the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? ain't forget nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit ain't gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you 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 This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker