Nas - Nothing Lasts Forever lyrics

A lot of times it seems like you ain't gon'
Make it where you wanna be in life
But, yo, yo, if you got a plan, believe me
You gon' get there
You gon' get everything you ever wanted, baby
That's my word trust

My niggas come home from long bids
They check for me before they
See their own kids
I open up accounts for 'em, we bounce tourin'
Major cities, arenas
Headline with big time singers
Cop Ferraris with navigational screens
Guide us through your hood and any locality
Then back to Queens
Piped out seats, Oakwood MB cord speakers
Bumpin' out old shit
That made me think of Old Easters '86
In a Le Tigre short sleeves
Lees, flip the cuffs up, gettin' fucked up
From Old E, Fresh Fest, niggas got hurt
100 niggas rush the door
With Queensbridge tournament shirts
Back then, nobody wore a vest
Pull out razors
You had to put your hand skills to the test
Get your Pumas took, come home barefoot
Wylin' look at the chain I snatched with
The medallion worth a thousand cops rushed
The God done made it home smilin'
Half of the crew? Prob'ly on the island
Project call play puff ball the hoop
Was made out of a hanger playin' corners
Stick the elevator never thought
Project life would promise nothin'
But to die trife
For steppin' on the next man's Nikes
My motto: look for tomorrow
Today is yesterday look at the hood now
I'm mad that it turned out that way
Gats spray, these shorties is killers
The older G's taught us well
What's wild now is that they're smaller
And they look at me like I'm
On the outside lookin' in
Like 'who's you?' when I cruise through
I call shorty took him in watch your friends
Get ends be clever
Realize that today's the first
Day that begins forever

Everything will eventually come to an end
So try to savor the
Moment, 'cause time flies, don't it?
The beauty of life
You gotta make it last for the better
'Cause nothin' lasts forever, ya know? Yo
Everything will eventually come to an end
So try to savor the
Moment, 'cause time flies, don't it?
The beauty of life
You gotta make it last for the better
'Cause nothin' lasts forever (Yo)

Nice cars, livin' like a star, club-hoppin'
Poppin' bottles at the bar, love shoppin'
Gucci iceberg, coppin' two, three nice furs
One for your wife, one for your freak
Silver-spurs Rolls Royce, too good
To be true, houses worth 22
Pool parties, beautiful view
You made it in life, Forbes Magazine style
Baggy jeans style
Pass the green while hoes wit' meanwhile
Asses, pretty mommies illest
Bodies pass glasses
Louis Roderra with Peach Schnapps
You just relaxin' thinkin', "Damn
Wish my niggas could afford this"
On the sand at your Malibu
House holdin' a cordless
Talkin' to lawyers, accountants, investments
Money doubles, triples
Protect it: hard work you manifested
Worries of failure
When you buried is your familia
Gon' keep your name prosperin'
To the maximum?
You should live, there's only one life
That's the physical rich or poor or in jail
Why the fuck should you be miserable?
Things happen for reasons
The clock keeps tickin'
Love could have your heartbeat skippin'
Thugs turn to religion
The bitch you love could start to hate you
The shit you used to do escape you
Things that make you laugh represent the past
Reminisce the block, gamble Gs on the floor
Niggas use to be the man
You don't see 'em no more
Your favorite restaurants and
Favorite stores, they tore 'em down
Turned 'em into shopping malls
The hood is like a ghost town
Haunted by souls who thought
That time stood still
Just live your life to the
Fullest, never look back, it's real

Everything must eventually come to an end
So try to savor your
Moments, 'cause time flies, don't it?
The beauty of life
You gotta make it last for the better
'Cause nothin' lasts forever, ya know?
Everything will eventually come to an end
So try to savor your
Moments, 'cause time flies, don't it?
The beauty of life
You gotta make it last for the better
'Cause nothin' lasts forever

Ya know? Ya know? Nothin' lasts forever
Ya know? Let it go, let it go