Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I for the stars but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings 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, peace, stop acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to 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 blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what 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 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 to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life loaded barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (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 that's my style, to hit you at the time No compares to what Nas write down you my dreams, show you my pain is yours You could get what you love, be a chain in You right 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 is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't last 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 the world leaders and win nothing without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are 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 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 every corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about This is what my is, and my country's a motherfucker