Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housing buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success 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 kept slipping On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should time and think The and tanks makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fighting Lost in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? it go on, we must stop the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) (peace), world (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they 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 land of opportunity Look at this country's got shouldn't 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 world's natural resources, all it's But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all know 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 what you love, be a 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 think of to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All hate 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 Hoping I reach the 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 are lyrical To be the best you the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any rapper's head off his shoulders no I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is - knowledge is power To projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that 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, what I'm saying? Niggas forget nothing Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what war just show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if means blood and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about This is what my country is, and my country's a