Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nas, uh, yo, yo Life, they wonder, can take me under? Nah, that, nah, yo, yo
I come the housin tenement buildings Unlimited killings, menaces for death Better known as the projects where and rock heads dwell Though I owe to it my survival of the fittest, everyday 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 for the stars but I just kept slippin On this life mission, never know next Ancient kings from Egypt, up to Julius Had a of the globe, every continent Yo, Asia, Africa, Europe, France, Japan Pakistan, America, Yo, Protestants, Jews, Blacks, Arabics Call a truce, world peace, stop like savages No war, we take time and think The bombs and makes mankind extinct But since the of time it's been 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 hate can't last forever (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), world (peace), world (peace),
Yo, there's brothers on the block, up like they own it That's they corner, New York to California Got blocks locked Like, "dog you safe you with me, see this is my town" So the youngsters, in ghettos, goes to prison At an early age, know it's against him So in order for him to survive, one day he Open up his eyes to the set backs and 'Cause, everybody wants a shot, in this land of Look at what this got There shouldn't be nobody How can the president fix other problems when he fixed home yet The earth wasn't for one man to rule alone To all increases, to home it belongs I want land, mansions, and gold The in Africa, oil in my control The world's resources, all its residuals But then comes foes, I have to gaurd it 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 over Colin 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, you my pain is yours You could get you love, be a chain in cause 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 of manifest to the real The plan is to up 'cause time reveals All this hate can't forever All my ghetto heroes in Heaven, it's like you right here and passed You just transcend, I know I'm see you again Hopin I reach the leaders and win Ain't nothin without struggle, listen up, it's We used to fear arms, now the weapons are In Hip-Hop, the weapons are To be the best you challenge the best, then the blessings are Top of the for the kid and unless Poppin any head off his shoulders no contest I know the Most High hear me, so fly you near me You scared of a mirror, my theory is that - is power To every projects and every corner, we gotta get ours now
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Yo, niggas ain't forget shit, what I'm sayin? Niggas ain't forget man, The men, women and killed by the police and shit Niggas gon' forget that, you know what I mean? Yo, what this war just show me is like, you want out of life Whatever you feel is rightfully yours, go out and it Even if that means and death You know, that's what I was raised up on, that's what this country's This is what my country is, and my country's a