Cradle to the Grave

[Hook: Inspectah Deck - repeat 2X]



To anyone whoever lost one



Survival it may cost one







[Inspectah Deck]



Yo, what up kid it's been a few years



So many blood, sweat and tears shed



Ya name still appears in my head



It seems like yesterday we floated to Queens



Holdin' cream, only 16, 'bout to load up the triple beam



Paper chasin', gettin' thrown in the pens over and over again



Comin' home sittin' low in ya bed



If ya stairin' down on me right now show me the path



So I know that havin' my people can close the gaps



Me, daily I spar as I tour this world bizarre



I've been hit pretty hard, suprised I made it this far



Seen your daughter yesterday, she's such a beaurtiful girl



Besides today, ain't nothin' really new in my world



So I wish you was here, we had a vision and the picture was clear



We'd both get rich off this and disappear



Your life is over but your legacy's just begun



And that is said, only the good die young



I guess it's all good







[Chorus: Mojehan (Inspectah Deck)]



Cradle to the Grave (from the Cradle to the Grave)



Don't throw your life away



Such a price to pay



I still feel the pain



I remember when



Things were so different then



But I'll remain ya friend



'Til we meet again







[Inspectah Deck]



Is Heaven any different from Hell? Is it worth the battle?



In search of Heaven I can get trapped too



Sometimes I wanna join you, take my place upstairs



But I'm not ready to leave my family in despair



I know if you was here you'd be rockin' the latest Nike Airs



All the fires gear burnin' one, totin' hardwear



Or we hit Lennox, check precise set of Lexus



Check the message on the pager; "it's two bucks the next chicks"



I had to do this, for Earnie Sayon and Aaron Lewis



And all my families that have been through this



And I know my days are numbered too because of you



Aiyo you got it locked, hold me a spot for when I come through



'Til then I gotta be strong, a time bomb



One step from doin' life, my rap sees miles long



But like simply when I keep holdin' on



But I can only hold on for so long







[Chorus]







[Inspectah Deck]



It's a Cold World kid, you ain't really missed much



It's hard just to get up, it's hard not to give up



I struggled tryna move up, I might lose touch



Been fightin' all my life for my right to do such



To all my single mothers strugglin'



Life bitters to the thugs out hustlin', here me



To all who walked the long road and met the end of the route



I miss you all so I send this out







[Hook]







[Chorus]