Veni vidi vici
Seem like yesterday, I was a baby on the street
I took a holiday, I was steppin´ to the beat
I had to pay my rent, on the lower East side
I threw my tag around, let b-boys take me for a ride
I started writing songs, I kinda got into the groove
They tried to criticize my every single move
But then I realized I had nothing left to lose
It took me by surprise when I became my muse
I was fearless like a renegade
I had a feeling that I can´t explain
I didn´t listen to what people said
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as the northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark
I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
I expressed myself, came like a virgin down the aisle
Exposed my naked ass, and I did it with a smile
And when it came to sex, I know I walked the borderline
And when I struck a pose, all the gay boys lost their mind
I justified my love, I made you say a little prayer
They had me crucified, you know I had to take it there
I opened up my heart, I learned the power of good-bye
I saw a ray of light, music saved my life
I was fearless like a renegade
I had a feeling that I can´t explain
I didn´t listen to what people said
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as the northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark
I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
I conquered, conquered, uhh I conquered
In 1994, I came through the door
With that born beats versus scratches
Verbally murdered rappers
My mom´s from the Carolina´s, pops from Natchez
And QB´s where I started flowing
But I was scared the cops was gonna kick my apartment door in
Had a baby girl by a crazy girl, then I got married
Heavily accosted, that ended in a bad divorce
And I know how to pick ´em, don´t I?
Never gave a fuck about public pressure
Or the ridicule of two?
Now who´s the fool?
And I ain´t never been happier, no lie
I´m just you humble servant, I´m Nas
If y´all burn down Ferguson, I´ma riot
My life cannot be compared to anybody
Any trapsters, and rappers
Any politicians, beauticians, a musician
Anybody, so I´m anybodies
Many coffins, heads or tails
Penny tosses, we either dead or in jail
Not many options on the block I came from
And I turned to a rap messiah, spit rapid fire
And I roll right back to the block I came from
I was fearless like a renegade
I had a feeling that I can´t explain
I didn´t listen to what people said
I came, I saw, I conquered
I was constant as the northern star
I had a fire burning in my heart
I never gave up fighting in the dark
I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered
Uhh I came, I saw, I conquered.
