Verse ISeemed like Amyesterday, I was a Fbaby on the Estreet
I took a Amholiday, I was sFteppin to the Ebeat
I had to Ampay my rent, on the Flower east Eside
I threw my Amtag around, let B-boys Ftake me for a Eride
I started Amwriting songs, I kinda Fgot into the Egroove
They tried to Amcriticize, my Fevery single Emove
But then I Amrealized, I had Fnothing left to Elose
It took me Amby surprise, when I beFcame the neEwsChorusI was Ffearless, like a renegade
I had a Cfeeling, that I Amcan't explain
I didn't Flisten, to what people said
CI came I saw I Amconquered
I was Fconstant, as a northern star
I had a Cfire, Amburning in my heart
I never Fgave up, fighting in the dark
CI came I saw I Amconquered
Dmoooh AmI came I saw I conquered
Dmoooh AmI came I saw I conquered
Verse III ex
Ampressed myself, came like a
Fvirgin down the
Eaisle
Exposed my
Amnaked ass, and I
Fdid it with a s
Emile
And when it
Amcame to sex, I knew I
Fwalked the border
Eline
And when I s
Amtruck a pose, all the
Fgay boys lost their
Emind
I justi
Amfied my love, I made you
Fsay your little
Eprayer
Had me
Amcrucified, you know I
Fhad to take it
Ethere
I opened
Amup my heart, I learned the
Fpower of good-
Ebye
I saw a
Amray of light,
Fmusic saved my
Elife
ChorusI was
Ffearless, like a renegade
I had a
Cfeeling, that I
Amcan't explain
I didn't
Flisten, to what people said
CI came I saw I
Amconquered
I was
Fconstant, as a northern star
I had a
Cfire,
Amburning in my heart
I never
Fgave up, fighting in the dark
CI came I saw I
Amconquered
Dmoooh
AmI came I saw I conquered
Dmoooh
AmI came I saw I conquered
Verse IIIIn 19
Am94, I came
Fthrough the door
With that born beats
Amversus scratches
Verbally
Fmurdered rappers
Am My mom's from the Carolina's,
Fpops from Natchez
And QB's where I s
Amtarted flowing
But I was scared the
Fcops was gonna kick my apartment door in
Am Had a baby girl by a
Fcrazy girl then I got married
Heavi
Amly accosted, that ended in a
Fbad divorce
And I know how to pick 'em, don't I
Am?
Never gave a
Ff*** about public pressure
Or the ridicule of two..
Am..
Now who's the fool?
And I
Fain't never been happier, no
Amlie
I'm just you
Fhumble servant, I'm Nas
Am If y'all burn down
FFerguson I'mma riot
My
Amlife cannot be compared to any
Fbody
Any trappers, any
Amrappers
Any politicians,
Fbeauticians, a musician
AmAnybody, so I'm anybodies
FMany coffins, heads or tails
AmPenny tosses, we either dead or in jail
Not
Fmany options on the block I came from
Am And I turned
Fto a rap messiah, spit
Amrapid fire
And I
Froll right back to the block I came from
ChorusI was
Ffearless, like a renegade
I had a
Cfeeling, that I
Amcan't explain
I didn't
Flisten, to what people said
CI came I saw I
Amconquered
I was
Fconstant, as a northern star
I had a
Cfire,
Amburning in my heart
I never
Fgave up, fighting in the dark
CI came I saw I
Amconquered
Dmoooh
AmI came I saw I conquered
Dmoooh
AmI came I saw I conquered