[Verse 1: Nas] Uh, uh, uh! Ya! Brand new! OK, ya! C'mon! Back in black I hit the sack I've been too long I'm glad to be back Yes I'm let loose From the noose That's kept me hanging about truth I keep looking at the sky 'Cause its getting me high Forget the hearse 'Cause I never die I've got nine lives Cat sized Using every one of them running wild [Hook] 'Cause I'm back I'm back y'all 'Cause I'm back That's right I'm back I'm back, yes I'm back Yes that's right C'mon! Cause I'm Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Ya, ya, ya, ya, I'm back in black We back in black 'Cause I'm back in black Carlos, Nas, yeah! We got a dope beat [Verse 2: Nas] Back in the back Of a Cadillac Number one put a bullet out my power pack Yes I'm in a bang I'm with a gang They got to catch me if they want me to hang 'Cause I'm back on the track Get in the back Nobody is going to get me on another rap So look at me now Just making my play
Don't try to push a bu*ton Just get out of my way [Hook x3] 'Cause I'm back Ya, ya, get out of my way 'Cause I'm back Uh, let 'em know I'm back Carlos Santana 'Cause I'm back You got Nas on the crowd 'Cause I'm Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Ya, ya, ya, ya, I'm back in black We back in black 'Cause I'm back in black [Verse 3: Nas] I can't sit here and say nobody helped me turn Ghetto wealthy earn every cent by myself See that type of talk is bad Like a school yard brat I'm making volume cash Making all you mad Give it all I have Still they take too much Ungrateful stuff It's just too bad And I'm just too real I'm just too authentic I'm just too raw to hit me Carlos on guitar Relentless Makes me visualize the clubs when they spin this So that's who I'mma ride with In any conflict That's not a threat That's a promise [Outro] Ya, we back y'all Ya We back y'all Ya Ya, we back y'all Nas, Carlos Santana