Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, wonder, can they take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housing tenement buildings killings, menaces marked for death Better as the projects where 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 with racism, 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 what's Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius Cezar Had a piece of the globe, every Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, there's Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we should take and think The bombs and tanks makes mankind But since the beginning of time been men with arms fighting Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killing Tell me why we die, we all God's
World is hating, that's (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), world (peace), (peace), world
Yo, brothers on the block, posted up like they own it That's corner, from New York to California Got blocks down Like, "dog you safe whenever you me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, grows in ghettos, goes to At an early age, already it's 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 this land of Look at this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the president fix other problems when he ain't home yet The earth wasn't made for one man to rule To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's natural resources, all it's But then comes foes, I have to guard it with And I the most wanted But is it worth hearing a million people and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move over Colin Powell or just in the towel, yo
World is hating, that's (uh, c'mon) time that we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Y'all that's my style, to hit you at the right time No compares to what Nas write down Tell you my dreams, you my pain is yours You could get what you love, be a in cause You right now There's so many that's or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot light now It's man think of manifest to the real The plan is to wake up time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, 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 struggle, listen up, it's critical We used to arms, now the weapons are chemical In Hip-Hop, the are lyrical To be the you challenge the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the world for the kid and Popping any head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you can't me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every street corner, we gotta get now
is hating, that's forever (uh, c'mon) It's time we stand together (yeah, for the world) Everybody wants to rule the (what, what, what, what, what, c'mon)
Yo, niggas ain't shit, know what I'm saying? Niggas ain't nothing Men, and children killed by the police and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you want out of Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if that means blood and You know, what I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my a motherfucker