Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock heads Though I owe to it my With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the stars but I just kept On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, peace, stop actin like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes extinct But since the beginning of time been men with arms fightin Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate can't last (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants 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 they corner, New York to California Got blocks down 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 it's 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 land of opportunity Look at what country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed home yet The wasn't made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The natural resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I to gaurd it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move over Colin Powell or just 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 pain is You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again I reach the world leaders 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 world for the kid and Poppin any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't nothin man, The men, women and killed 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 Even if that means blood and You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a muthafucka