[Nas]
Uh, If I can teach somethin´ so dear
And hope somebody learn somethin´ from it
And give it back

[Verse1]
They can´t break me or shake me
They too fake to come kill me
Think they faith this was satan
They mistake me I´m filthy
Rich off the ghetto madness, so now they wanna dare me
It´s gonna be a murder confront me, the burners are empty
Middle Passage I made it I´m from the land of David
The Nazarene of Bethlehem they had me wrapped in blankets
That bunch of backward gangsters
That sign of Alpha Davis
Snitches with smile-like faces got you blowin´ trial I hear this
Hopin´ my child can see through this tryna be a good daddy
I was there when she was born and she´ll be there when I´m buried
Kind o´ waitin´ is scary
All my years have prepared me
What I fear is my temper, I subject to the center
Right through a man´s soul
Straight through his eyes, straight through his heart I´m still alive how did I make it this far
´Cause I been high I been low, searchin´ for a way to go
Every single night I pray
And Lord I´m on this battleground, lost just waitin´ to be found
I guess it´s just a warrior´s way

[Chorus (1): Alicia Keys]
This is the song, for my warriors
A warrior song Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior
Definition of a warrior
Gonna keep marchin´ on, to the sound of her own beatin´ drum

[Verse2]
Like King Nasir fightin´ the
British regime I can´t cope my existence is hope for younger teens who lost in their world
Earlier this year I buried my queen in a gold casket
Your mother´s the closest thing to
God that you ever have kid I´m askin, what would you do at your own mom´s funeral
Wanna pick her up out of it, this can´t be real
Tellin´ my daughter grandma´s gone, but
I can´t keep still I can´t go on, responsible for so many
Her last days at the hospital
Visits from family I´m tryin´ not to bust shots at niggas
Wishin´ death on other nigga´s mothers ain´t right but why mommy
She raised me in the projects alone
Her untimely exit from her, heavenly body
Got me ready to embody somethin´ quickly
Can´t be happy, fuck a party she can´t party with me
So your apologies are burnin´ ya own souls
To the kids with no parents at home, grab a whole

[Chorus (2): Alicia Keys]
This is the song, for my warriors
A warrior song
Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior
(Uh, warriors)
Gonna keep marchin´ on, to the sound of her own beatin´ drum

[Verse3]
Fight ´til the fight is over, for my peoples I die see
When you thought they were soldiers they turned out to be nobodies
I think they out to get me, helpless was livin´ sinful If you was me
all this pain I´m feelin would bend and killed you
(I´m a Warrior)
It only made me stronger
But in my head it gets darker who wishin´ evil on ya
Sometimes I wish I was dead
But I took heed to the cause
(I´m a Warrior, yeah)
´Cause I been high I been low, searchin´ for a way to go
Every single night I pray
And Lord I´m on this battleground, lost just waitin´ to be found I guess it´s just a warrior´s way

[Chorus x3 (1) Until End: Alicia Keys]

[Nas]
To my warriors
To all these, baby Krucial
Keys! Braveheart y´all
This to all my warriors, who breathe with the heart of a lion
To everybody that lost their mother, their father
Rest in peace moms!
My mother´s last words:
Never give up
A true warrior, who raised me in the hood, in a war
Love ya girl, y´kno keep marchin´
Yea yea yea, you never give up
To all my warriors, haha
Braveheart, Braveheart
Definition of a warrior