Queensbridge, 41st side Yo yo yo I gots no birth records, no next of kin Know a lot of mothafuckers, got no best friends Know the weather checkin ten
I'm cryin' gangsta tears, only a few can feel my pain I'm cryin' gangsta tears, only if I could show you I'm cryin' gangsta tears, only if you was in
Yeah, I want all my niggas to come journey with me My name is Nas, and the year is 1973 Beginning of me, therefore I could see Through my belly button
Shante' made 'Runaway' that's been a minute Genesis is deep, my features are that of a God It's not a facade it's a fact, these rappers wanna be Nas
these niggaz really miss me Dead partners too soon All these niggaz flipping on me Cause I won't give no loot to them Sometimes I wonder Sometimes I... (Nas
make another illmatic But it's always forward, I'm movin' Never backwards stupid here's another classic C notes is fallin' from the sky, by now the credits roll They're starrin' Nas
To my niggas To my niggas What! What! [Nas sings] Looking back in time, when I had on my shines I saw you standing there I never tried to diss you, you
So many niggas get fucked up in the game. See thats where they get caught out there. Cause its not no fuckin game. When you hear shells comin at cha.
pens and papers Lesson one be creative, what you made of junior? 'Cause soon you'll be a grown man with the mic in your hand And understand to battle Nas
Verse one: In the rotten apple, take a bite taste the worm Embrace the world of reality we're faced to learn Coke connection drug bust, graveyards where
Yo, the Lord is my shepherd, the sword is my weapon Reward is a blessin' that comes from the struggle Shoes been scuffled, blood's been shed Another Mother
Oh yeah Get ready for the time of our lives Gotta make hits turn we gotta look tight Turn on the music, get into the mood And together we'll break a wild
Tell me what I have to do tonight 'Cause I'd do anything to make it right Let's be us again Sorry for the way I lost my head I don't know why I said the
(joy division) When the routine bites hard, And ambitions are low. And the resentment rides high, But emotions won't grow. And we're changing our ways