Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come from the housin buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better as the projects where junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, to feel foreign Like, the darker you are the your problems I reached for the but I just kept slippin On this life mission, never what's next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, there's Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take time and The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time been men with arms fightin lives in the Towers and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we stop the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this hate can't forever (uh, c'mon) It's time that we stand (yeah, for the world) wants to rule the world (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up they own it That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe whenever you with me, see is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to 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 and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity Look at what 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 made for one man to alone To all colors increases, to home it I want land, mansions, 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 most But is it worth hearin a million people problems and by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded 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 other compares to what Nas 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 that's dead or 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 reveals All this hate can't last All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I I'm gon' see you again Hopin I reach the world and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, it's We used to fear arms, now the weapons are 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 Poppin any rapper's head off his shoulders no 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 every projects and street corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know what I'm ain't forget nothin man, The men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you know what I Yo, what this war show me is like, whatever you want out of life Whatever you feel is yours, go out and take it Even if that means and death You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a