If This World Were Mine by POETIK Lyrics
[Verse 1: Poetik]
If I ruled the world, it be the bomb
Freestylin' in the Parliament House
We get it on like it's '85 in the South Bronx
Or '95 up in South Fox
'03 in the west side of Apia City with the best ride
Smoke a blunt up for Left-Eye
All the usos still alive, hit the [?]
Can you picture Trey, [?], Martin, playin' pro-[?]
Bob Marley be about 70, 71
Then I be woulda take a herb to the lung like Uncle
[?] crazy bald head [?] out of town if you know more than Babylon
Pac never got hit with them five shots
He made it up the elevator, chill with Big Pop'
And they made the best tracks to date in hip-hop
Featurin' ODB, N-A-T-E and Pun
Aaliyah might just be Mrs. Parker
Beyoncé might not be Mrs. Carter
Am I dreamin' out loud, yes
Well, let me dream of free power in the projects
All power to the people, black and white, equal
No more racism, imagine that
Music can reach you, my heart can teach you
We'd all be united, imagine that
Everybody on point like the center of a dartboard
Got [?] what you came for
Poly love from above, spread it all through the hood
If this world were mine, it'd be all to the, good
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Verse 2: Poetik]
Imagine politicians packin' out prisons
Imagine Bloods and Crips just straight chillin'
Peace for our children, respect to our women
Increase the livin', put a stop to the killin'
From here to Cape Town, it's time to break down all barriers
Police department shake down
Might be obscene every king got a dream
If this world were mine, believe we'd all shine
Twelve years old, tryna change the world
Back when [?] changed the world
Take it back to '96, Nasty Nas, ruled the world with L-Boogie
Free all my sons, the way it should be
Back when hip-hop was live, the gang took me
These days, smokin' lot shook me
Crooked-ass cops on the block, they be lookin'
But still can't see the suspects, straight crookin'
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Verse 3: Poetik]
No more waitin' at the welfare spot
'Cause everybody pay from the 'burbs to the block
And e'ybody sharin' like it was the old days
Ain't no robbin' or stealin', nobody be starvin'
Like Marvin, the [?] at the corner, you're welcome
No cold strays, [?] or call case
I'd make sure no more caskets drop
No more bastard seeds, every son got a pops
Ain't a gun gonna pop when I cruise through
Say there's much love on the block if an uce do rule the world
I got a plan but this life that we live right now
No jokin', son, we could change the world
Get back what they stole from us
You see, they got us brainwashed, these coconuts
I see a poetic suspect, chin-check him out
Free your rhyme, heart, embark the mind seeker
Deliver real talk to spark the mind reefer
When it's time to ride, believe me, we might peep 'er
Down for my people, strong, we never coward
Believe me, the world is ours
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Outro: Poetik (spoken)]
If this world were mine
A lot of things would be different, I'd make a lot of changes
Some I know I still can, I just, I need more time to make that transition
I'm, I'm headed towards the light, you know what I'm sayin'?
Look around this world we livin', uce
So much, so much drama, so much trouble, so much war
We gotta learn to stand together and increase the peace in our own communities 'cause ain't nobody else gon' do it but us, ain't nobody gon' make that change but you and I
Stand together, uce
The world is what it is until you change it
You gotta believe that you can, otherwise we all fall down, uce
Peace and love
If I ruled the world, it be the bomb
Freestylin' in the Parliament House
We get it on like it's '85 in the South Bronx
Or '95 up in South Fox
'03 in the west side of Apia City with the best ride
Smoke a blunt up for Left-Eye
All the usos still alive, hit the [?]
Can you picture Trey, [?], Martin, playin' pro-[?]
Bob Marley be about 70, 71
Then I be woulda take a herb to the lung like Uncle
[?] crazy bald head [?] out of town if you know more than Babylon
Pac never got hit with them five shots
He made it up the elevator, chill with Big Pop'
And they made the best tracks to date in hip-hop
Featurin' ODB, N-A-T-E and Pun
Aaliyah might just be Mrs. Parker
Beyoncé might not be Mrs. Carter
Am I dreamin' out loud, yes
Well, let me dream of free power in the projects
All power to the people, black and white, equal
No more racism, imagine that
Music can reach you, my heart can teach you
We'd all be united, imagine that
Everybody on point like the center of a dartboard
Got [?] what you came for
Poly love from above, spread it all through the hood
If this world were mine, it'd be all to the, good
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Verse 2: Poetik]
Imagine politicians packin' out prisons
Imagine Bloods and Crips just straight chillin'
Peace for our children, respect to our women
Increase the livin', put a stop to the killin'
From here to Cape Town, it's time to break down all barriers
Police department shake down
Might be obscene every king got a dream
If this world were mine, believe we'd all shine
Twelve years old, tryna change the world
Back when [?] changed the world
Take it back to '96, Nasty Nas, ruled the world with L-Boogie
Free all my sons, the way it should be
Back when hip-hop was live, the gang took me
These days, smokin' lot shook me
Crooked-ass cops on the block, they be lookin'
But still can't see the suspects, straight crookin'
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Verse 3: Poetik]
No more waitin' at the welfare spot
'Cause everybody pay from the 'burbs to the block
And e'ybody sharin' like it was the old days
Ain't no robbin' or stealin', nobody be starvin'
Like Marvin, the [?] at the corner, you're welcome
No cold strays, [?] or call case
I'd make sure no more caskets drop
No more bastard seeds, every son got a pops
Ain't a gun gonna pop when I cruise through
Say there's much love on the block if an uce do rule the world
I got a plan but this life that we live right now
No jokin', son, we could change the world
Get back what they stole from us
You see, they got us brainwashed, these coconuts
I see a poetic suspect, chin-check him out
Free your rhyme, heart, embark the mind seeker
Deliver real talk to spark the mind reefer
When it's time to ride, believe me, we might peep 'er
Down for my people, strong, we never coward
Believe me, the world is ours
[Chorus: La Coco]
If this world were mine
Change would come with more unite
No more tears to cry
No more fear in this light
If this world were mine
[Outro: Poetik (spoken)]
If this world were mine
A lot of things would be different, I'd make a lot of changes
Some I know I still can, I just, I need more time to make that transition
I'm, I'm headed towards the light, you know what I'm sayin'?
Look around this world we livin', uce
So much, so much drama, so much trouble, so much war
We gotta learn to stand together and increase the peace in our own communities 'cause ain't nobody else gon' do it but us, ain't nobody gon' make that change but you and I
Stand together, uce
The world is what it is until you change it
You gotta believe that you can, otherwise we all fall down, uce
Peace and love