Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housing tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the where junkies 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, started to foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I for the stars but I just kept slipping On this mission, never know what's next Ancient from 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, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of it's been men with arms fighting lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's that 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),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's they corner, from New York to Got locked down Like, "dog you whenever you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's natural resources, all it's But then comes foes, I have to guard it with And I the most wanted But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
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) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You get what you love, be a chain in cause You right now There's so many dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man think of to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this can't forever last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hoping I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, listen up, critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping 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 theory is - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we get ours now
World is hating, that's (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)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and children by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this country's This is what my country is, and my country's a