Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I from the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, marked for death Better known as the projects where junkies and rock dwell I owe to it my success With of the fittest, everyday is a chal' I think I'm a part of U.S.A. and be proud Confronted with racism, started to feel Like, the you are the realer your problems I reached for the stars but I just slippin On this life mission, know what's next Ancient kings Egypt, up to Julius 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 like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the beginning of time it's men with arms fightin Lost lives in the and Pentagon, why then? Must it go on, we must the killin Tell me why we die, we all children
- Amerie, Nas in background] All this can't last forever (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) World (peace), (peace), world (peace), world
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it they corner, from New York to California Got locked down Like, "dog you whenever you with 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 for him to survive, one day he must Open up his to the set backs and rise 'Cause, wants a shot, in this land of opportunity at what this country's got There shouldn't be homeless How can the fix other problems when he ain't fixed home yet The earth made for one man to rule alone To all colors increases, to it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The natural resources, all its residuals But then foes, I have to gaurd it with missels And I become the most But is it worth a million people problems and followed by Secret Service I guess, attempts at my life with barrels So move Colin Powell or just throw in the towel, yo
Y'all know that's my style, to hit you at the right No other compares to what Nas write Tell you my dreams, show you my pain is You could get what you love, be a chain in You alive now There's so many that's dead or locked up inside the beast, I'm a hot now It's whatever man think of manifest to the The plan is to wake up 'cause reveals All this hate forever last All my heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and never passed You just transcend, I know I'm gon' see you Hopin I the world leaders and win nothin without 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 the best, then the blessings are spiritual Top of the for the kid and unless Poppin any rapper's head off his no contest I know the Most High me, so fly you can't near me You of a mirror, my theory is that - knowledge is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, know I'm sayin? ain't forget nothin man, The men, women and children killed by the and shit Niggas ain't gon' that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, whatever you out of life Whatever you is rightfully yours, go out and take it Even if that blood and death You know, that's I was raised up on, that's what this country's about This is what my country is, and my country's a