Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they take me Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I would think I'm a of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the stars but I just slipping On this mission, never know what's 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 Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must stop the Tell me why we die, we all God's
is hating, that's 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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's they corner, from New to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an age, already know it's 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 at what this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The earth 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 world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it hearing a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with loaded So move over Colin or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), world (peace),
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive now There's so many that's 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 time All this can't forever 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 I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's 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 for the kid and unless Popping any rapper's head off his no contest I know the High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
World is hating, forever (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)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, and children killed 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 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 a motherfucker