Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can they me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces marked for Better known as the projects junkies and rock heads dwell I owe to it my success With survival of the fittest, everyday is a 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 kept slipping On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Cezar Had a piece of the globe, continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop acting savages No war, we should time and think The bombs and tanks makes 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 stop the killing me why we die, we all God's children
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), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, posted up like own it That's corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, to prison At an early age, already know it's him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There be nobody homeless How can the president fix other problems he ain't 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 in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all it's residuals But comes foes, I have to guard it with missiles And I become the wanted But is it worth hearing a people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my with loaded barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
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), world (peace), world (peace),
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 locked up the beast, I'm a hot light now It's man think of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm goin' see you I reach the world leaders and win Ain't nothing without struggle, up, it's critical We used to fear arms, now the are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the best you challenge the best, then the are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Popping any head off his shoulders no contest I the Most High hear me, so fly you can't near me You scared of a mirror, my is that - knowledge is power To projects and every street corner, we gotta get ours now
World is hating, that's (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)
Yo, niggas forget shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't forget Men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' forget that, you what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that means blood and You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this about is what my country is, and my country's a motherfucker