[Intro: KRS-One]

Come! Come with me now! To a time, long forgotten

[Verse 1: KRS-One] (Grand Puba)

I grew up in the streets, like everyone else

But instead of pushin drugs I push knowledge of self

While them cats was in the back, smokin them moolies

I was buildin with the Gods, who used to wear kufi's

Africa pendents, with sevens on them

Real black man summit y'all never saw 'em

The cops caught 'em, real leaders, real street preachers

Black Panthers style Poor Righteous Teachers

This before the cell phones and the beepers

Conscious black men with fly new sneakers

Both styles came from us, guns bust

We were Criminal Minded but In God We Trust

Not that white man God the other one

We didn't call that God we called our brother one

And our sister was the Earth, peace God

No need to act it (Now let me bless y'all with some jewels)

[Chorus: KRS-One, (Grand Puba)]

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE, let's go

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE

[Verse 2: KRS-One] (*DJ Premier Scratchin) (**Grand Puba)

(*Oh my God!) Where you think the cypher come from? (The Gods!)

Who you think them cops were runnin from? (The Gods!)

The streets were hard but the streets had Gods and Earths

(**Sun, Moon and Stars!!!) This is my universe

Rebirth, a new way of seein

Seein black people as celestial beings

To raise our whole self esteem in

We started Third Eye seein and seein what Martin was dreamin

Gods on the boulevard buildin on life

Wise Intelligent, King Sun, Just Ice

King Asiatic nobody's equal

Rakim, these are enlightened people

The 5 percent, visit The School Of Mecca in Harlem

If you never went, It's good time spent

I'll bet ya come out with a new tactic

But while we here (Kris go 'head, just drop it)

[Chorus: KRS-One, (Grand Puba)]

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE, let's go

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE

[Verse 3: Grand Puba]

I deal with actual facts, I keep it right and exact

And If in doubt I do without so I could stay on my route

The original man the true ruler of the land

Related to the universe by the Pineal gland

Armed with epidermis so the sun won't burn us

It's natural while others fry they in the furnace

It's God Body don't let the 10 percent fool ya

Teachin lies and false religion so that they can rule ya

Why oh why got you lookin to the sky

Got you believin that you 'gon get some heaven when you die

Meanwhile, the 6th sense 'til you turn

Unit followed by 21 ciphers you should run

196 million, 900,040 thousand, and we still in public housin

Now It's our turn, listen

Like KRS-One say, homey, You Must Learn

[Chorus: KRS-One, (Grand Puba)]

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE, let's go

Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, freedom

Justice, equality (Food) clothing

Shelter, love, peace, happiness

THESE ARE THE JEWELS TO LIFE