Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housin tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I would think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be Confronted racism, started to feel foreign Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just slippin On this life mission, never know what's Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop actin savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and tanks mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's been men with fightin Lost lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why Must it go on, we stop the killin me why we die, we all God's children
[Chorus - Amerie, Nas in All this hate last 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) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's on the block, posted up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got locked down 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 know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he up his eyes to the set backs and rise 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what this got shouldn't be nobody homeless How can the president fix other when he ain't fixed home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I land, mansions, banks and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's natural resources, all its But then comes foes, I to gaurd it with missels And I become the wanted But is it worth hearin a million people problems and followed by Secret I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know my style, to hit you at the right time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is 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 of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up 'cause time All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never You just transcend, I know I'm gon' see you Hopin I reach the world and win Ain't nothin struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the blessings are Top of the for the kid and unless Poppin any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
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Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm sayin? Niggas ain't nothin man, The 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 you feel is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what country's about This is my country is, and my country's a muthafucka