Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the where junkies and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the realer problems I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics a truce, world peace, stop acting like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all God's
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's they corner, from New York to Got locked down Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of at what this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix problems when he ain't fixed 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 comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people problems and followed by Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (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 other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive now There's so many that's dead or up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now whatever man think of manifest to the real The is to wake up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I I'm goin' see you again I reach the world leaders and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't nothing Men, and children killed by the police 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 you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a