Nas - War Lyrics
[Chorus - singing]There's a war in the streets tonightAnd nobody's really feelin' alrightI got a blunt for a chronic, a juice for my tonicI know now that I'm feelin' right if it goes down'Cause my third eye sees the lowdownAnd I know it's not my time to go now'Cause God's got my back in this showdownSo I know we'll be alright[Nas]Yeah, Brooks Brothers overcoat, know the ropes, smooth is holdin' thoseBriefcases, silk ties, slick as them older folksSilver fo'-fo', got no,My chauffer driver just left some of my colleagues smokin' that CaliCaught a glimpse of myself in the Barney's shop windowKinda' see my father's features creepin' in a littleGot an office on Broadway, business in JamaicaTell my daughter try the hardest so the best schools'll take herAnd I'm late to a dite with my wife, I realizeI stopped to shop, had to get her some type surpriseAnd I'm walkin' through it, chaos is all around meBut God got me, no fear, through the fire pride stop[Chorus - singing]There's a war in the streets tonightAnd all this drama's got me feelin' uptightI don't know what I'll do if I don't see my boo'Cause she's standin' on the corner of Linden BoulevardHolding our baby in her baby in her armsSo hold on, your daddy's in sight[Nas]Yeah, Nine-four, Destiny opens her eyesFor the first time, praise God, baby mom's cryin'Planned to be a strong black familyBut we both were too young, too strung, too much flashin'New come, I caught verbal assassin runnin' withNothin' but the worst type, worst fightBut we brought my baby home the first nightCursed like sailors, burst out the cribRagin' in my new car bought from entertainmentChampaign and gainin' clout fast, whiplashDid this ***** just pass in the club pugged up, stupid assGrabbed her by the pony tail, "never disrespect me"I'm a street vet, regret the sex, but not DesiMoved back to your grandma, I'm single, the land's mineShe keeps the Benz, I'm all in the streets againSqueezin' the pen, released again, chart toppers,Hard-bottoms blessed the feet, now less baby mom's problemsNew woman, she's great, this a different world,Checkin' out my wife's chemistry with my little girlIt's so amazin' playin', life is so crazyI've grown up the thankful for lessons God gave me[Chorus - singing]There's a war in the streets tonightAnd nobody's really feelin' alrightI got a blunt for a chronic, a juice for my tonicI know now that I'm feelin' right if it goes down'Cause my third eye sees the lowdownAnd I know it's not my time to go now'Cause God's got my back in this showdownSo I know we'll be alright
