Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects where and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud with racism, started to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the realer your I reached for the but I just kept slipping On this life mission, never what's next Ancient from Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop acting like No war, we should take time and The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been 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 children
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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, from New York to Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe 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 Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at this country's got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he ain't fixed yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, and gold The diamonds in Africa, oil in my The world's resources, all it's residuals But then comes foes, I have to guard it with And I become the most But is it worth hearing a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin Powell or throw in the towel, yo
World is hating, forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) Everybody to rule 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 other compares to Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause You alive now so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's whatever man of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All hate can't forever last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you Hoping I reach the world and win Ain't without struggle, listen up, it's critical We to fear arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless any rapper's 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 theory is that - is power To projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) It's time that we together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm Niggas ain't nothing Men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I 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 that means blood and You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker