Nas - War lyrics

[Keon Bryce] There's a war in the streets tonight And nobody's really feeling alright I got a blunt for my chronic, a juice for my tonic I know now that I'm feeling right if it goes down Cause my third eye sees the lowdown And I know it's not my time to go now Cause God's got my back in this showdown So I know we'll be alright [Nas] Yeah, Brooks Brothers overcoat, know the ropes, smooth is holding those Briefcase, silk ties, slick as them older folks Silver fo'-fo', got no My chauffer driver just left some of my colleagues smoking that Cali Caught a glimpse of myself in the Barney's shop window Kinda' see my father's features creeping in a little Got an office on Broadway, business in Jamaica Tell my daughter try the hardest so the best schools'll take her And I'm late to a date with my wife, I realize I stopped to shop, had to get her some type surprise And I'm walking through it, chaos is all around me But God got me, no fear, through the fire pride stop [Keon Bryce] There's a war in the streets tonight And all this drama's got me feeling uptight I don't know what I'll do if I don't see my boo Cause she's standing on the corner of Linden Boulevard Holding our baby in her baby in her arms So hold on, your daddy's in sight [Nas] Yeah, Nine-four, Destiny opens her eyes For the first time, praise God, baby mom's crying Planned to be a strong black family But we both were too young, too strung, too much flashing Newcomer called Verbal Assa**in running with Nothing but the worst type, worst fight When we brought my baby home the first night Cursed like sailors, burst out the crib raging In my new car bought from entertainment Champaign and gaining clout fast, whiplash Did this b**h just pa** in the club pugged up, stupid a** Grabbed her by the pony tail, "never disrespect me" I'm a street vet, regret the s**, but not Desi Moved back to your grandma, I'm single, the land's mine She keeps the Benz, I'm all in the streets again Squeezing the pen, released again, chart toppers Hard-bottoms blessed the feet, now less baby mom's problems New woman, she's great, this a different world Checking out my wife's chemistry with my little girl It's so amazing playing, life is so crazy I've grown up the thankful for lessons God gave me [Keon Bryce] There's a war in the streets tonight And nobody's really feeling alright I got a blunt for my chronic, a juice for my tonic I know now that I'm feeling right if it goes down Cause my third eye sees the lowdown And I know it's not my time to go now Cause God's got my back in this showdown So I know we'll be alright