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 projects where junkies and rock heads I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, 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 kept slippin On this life mission, never what's next kings from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, actin like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time it's been men with arms lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killin me why we die, we all God's children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate can't forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, from New 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 it's against him So in for him to survive, one day he must up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what this got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems when he ain't 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 world's resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth hearin 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
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No other compares to what Nas down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You right now so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you 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, it's We to fear 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 off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, ain't forget shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas ain't nothin man, The men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a muthafucka