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Chorus
From tha Cradle to the Grave life ain't never been easy
Living in the ghetto.
From the cradle to the grave life ain't never been easy
Living in the ghetto.
June 16 1971
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VERSE ONE
(PRODIGY)
Forever wild from the cradle to the grave
Kid watch your back one time it's comin always(Yeah!)
They lock me up for 12 days I can't comprehend
Now I'm a free man on th...
Feeling like a ship out of the ocean
About to go aground on desert sands
Feeling like an eagle losing motion
Tired of flying, ain't no where to land
Everyday's all the same
Same old ways, ne...
From tha CradletotheGrave life ain't never b...Living in the ghetto.
...From thecradletothegrave life ain't never b...Living in the ghetto.
...to a hell raisin' heav...See the doctor tried to smack me
...and "Papa pass the Mac."
...From out the window of my drop t...e are you scared of the dark?
...The only way to advance
...it's in the middle of the night with no light...otha fucka's tryin' to rush me.
...Am I goin' to jail?
...Commin' out the court house
...From thecradletothegrave.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto. easy
...From the cardle tothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...From thecradletothegrave
...I've been known to get ill and kinda b...just like the part that's in my w...I'm runnin' up the block in the dark with less spar...n' on my daddy just to take his ass away. ...ways workin' tryin' to make ends meet.
...gas bein' raised by the streets.
...And then the on other one that e...Now I don't want to hurt nobody but I m...It's all the fuck I got
...ep on thuggin' from thecradletothe grave,
...From thecradletothegrave.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...From thecradletothe grave, I'm glad to say
... sad thinkin' about the times
...as the warzone I got no ho...Mama told me not to trust no punks,
...Since the cradle, I've been u...ot sprung and learn to love weapons.
...ap and put me in my grave.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...To a baby boy trapped ...I tried to cope loc
...The white man got a mot...w it's on from dusk to dawn I get my serve...Always in the spot with my glock slingin' rocks at the rocks.
...And if I hit the pen I gotta do my t...k reminiscing about the good times.
...But from thecradletothegrave I'ma put in work.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...From thecradletothe grave, life ain't n...Living in the ghetto.
...All the things I did
...will I make it to my older age?
...Cause that's the way that Daddy rais... or die. Nigga pull the trigger don't give ...es, it's me against the world.
...I got nothin' to lose, payin' dues, nigga you want to die?
...One in the chamber for the anger that I build ...For the mothers that cried,...The beginning is an end...So I got to be brave from thecradletothegrave.
Forever wild from thecradletothegrave
...w I'm a free man on the streets again
...On the scene from the 41st side of Queens...We get the CREAM laid up love ...what I mean,I'm out to claim King
...To all my peoples locked down comin back to life
...In the world once again th...as gone,we was goin to war and even more
...y man layin dead on the floor,kid I swore
... my mind on a place to hide from police(Wh...Just as I approach the block
...I spot a jake on the creep down by Vick'...Made a you-ey up the hill plus a change ...I had to hurry back so I cou...art a guttin behind the bushes duckin
...I punch a clip into the guns
...Got (?Raydes?) in the arm,one slug hit my...He was bleedin from the head,I couldn't bel...lpless,damn near on the verge of dyin
...So to P I passed the iron
...I went to stash the murder weapon,plus ...On a door to be open,goin in the building,it's a tra...ckin at me,they try to twist my tongue bac...Jetted up the staircase tothe third floor
...Reached behind the sink,throw the heater on the floor
...Locked the door,police grabbed me up and tryed to break my jaw
..."So where's the gun we saw?"(I don'...ow you was there at the homicide scene"(I k...From thecradletothegrave
...(From thecradletothe grave)
...(Straight from the motherfuckin cradletothe grave!)
...Yo,it's the real drama kills,no...Son bless me with the iron,I got beef
...th some niggas from the other side over som...Load up the heaters,greet em with the hollow-tips
...Flip em like the Gotti clip,my crew shift the body shift
...Thecradletothegrave is where I'll end u...He didn't even have to go there
...,some brothers want to act funny
...ood I still die for the hood
...Tothe drama what I gotta ... that I'm beginning to dislike he got me f...I hope the word gets back to him,'cause I screw ...an and we got plans to do him
... on right now,spoke to Killa yesterday
...He said to chill for a while
...I get the chills when I see t...How much I fiend to put his ass in a co...One day my man and the next he's not
like a ship out of the ocean
...About to go aground on deser...ing, ain't no where to land
...Everyday's all the same
...Going from thecradletothegrave
...Everyday's all the same
...Going from thecradletothegrave
...And every day's all the same
...Going from thecradletothegrave
...Never having time to catch my breath
...The thought of living scares me half to death
...And every day's all the same
...Going from thecradletothegrave
Your story to remain untold
...But all the promises we make
...From thecradletothegrave
...Treasure just to look upon it
...All the riches in the night
...A harbour in the tempest
...But all the promises we make
...From thecradletothegrave
...Your love to work out right
...To last with me through the night
...Your story to remain untold
...Your love not to grow cold
...All the promises we break
...From thecradletothegrave
In the morning we built the city
...In the afternoon walked th...we had endless time to spend
...We hardly saw the crossroads and smal...Tothe landmarks on the journey from thecradletothegrave
...Cradletothe grave, cradletothegrave
...Did you learn to dream in the morning?
...Abandon dreams in the afternoon?
...t without a hope in the evening?
... you stand there in the traces and let them...Did you kiss the foot that kicked yo...eir forgiveness for the act of being born?
...Did you alter the face of the city?
...Make any change in the world you found?
...did you observe all the warning?
...Did you read the trespass notice? Did you keep off the grass?
...Did you shuffle off the pavement just to let your betters pa...Did you learn to keep your mouth shu...Did you learn to be obedient and jump to at a word?
...Jump to at a word, jump to at a word
...The who and the what and the reason why
...d you ever question the setup?
...d you let them skin the cream off and then give to you the rest?
...Did you settle for the shoddy? And did you...To let them rob you ri...at did you learn in the morning?
...uch did you know in the afternoon?
...Were you content in the evening?
... they teach you how to question when you were at the school?
...Did the factory help you grow? Were you the maker or the tool?
...Did the place where you wer...Did you mix among the standing of all you
In the morning we built the city
...In the afternoon walked th...we had endless time to spend
...We hardly saw the crossroads and smal...To landmarks on the journey from thecradletothe grave,
...cradletothe grave, cradletothegrave
...Did you learn to dream in the morning?
...Abandon dreams in the afternoon?
...ait without hope in the evening?
... you stand there in the traces and let 'em ...Did you kiss the foot that kicked yo...eir forgiveness for the act of being born, ...Did you alter the face of the city?
...Make any change in the world you found?
...did you observe all the warnings?
...Did you read the trespass notices, did you keep off the grass?
...Did you shuffle up the pavements just to let your betters pa...Did you learn to keep your mouth shu...Did you learn to be obedient and jump to at a word,
...jump to at a word, jump to at a word?
...The who and the what and the reason why?
...d you ever question the setup?
...id you let 'em skim the cream off and give to you the rest?
...Did you settle for the shoddy and did you ...To let 'em rob you rig...at did you learn in the morning?
...uch did you know in the afternoon?
...Were you content in the evening?
... they teach you how to question when you were at the school?
...Did the factory help you, were you the maker or the tool?
...Did the place where you wer
In the morning we built the city
...In the afternoon walked th...we had endless time to spend
...We hardly saw the crossroads and smal...Tothe landmarks on the journey from thecradletothegrave
...Cradletothe grave, cradletothegrave
...Did you learn to dream in the morning?
...Abandon dreams in the afternoon?
...t without a hope in the evening?
... you stand there in the traces and let them...Did you kiss the foot that kicked yo...eir forgiveness for the act of being born?
...Did you alter the face of the city?
...Make any change in the world you found?
...did you observe all the warning?
...Did you read the trespass notice? Did you keep off the grass?
...Did you shuffle off the pavement just to let your betters pa...Did you learn to keep your mouth shu...Did you learn to be obedient and jump to at a word?
...Jump to at a word, jump to at a word
...The who and the what and the reason why
...d you ever question the setup?
...d you let them skin the cream off and then give to you the rest?
...Did you settle for the shoddy? And did you...To let them rob you ri...at did you learn in the morning?
...uch did you know in the afternoon?
...Were you content in the evening?
... they teach you how to question when you were at the school?
...Did the factory help you grow? Were you the maker or the tool?
...Did the place where you wer...Did you mix among the standing of all you
Think about the things you say
...The day awaits your sou...Ya got to make it today
... there will be hell to pay
...thecradletothegrave
...Every day's the same
...Can you still feel the pain
...I can't talk to you
... can't tell me what to do
...What I need is up to you
...thecradletothegrave
...Hey,Slave,take it tothegrave
...That's the path you paved
...In the pool it lies
...Now you know the score
...Go and find the way
...You're closer to it everyday
...Yes,this is the price you pay
...When the first comes down...
Earth to ashes, buildings to dust
...The meek shall inherit ...Inherit the Earth, a living dea...From thecradletothegrave
...You made yourself the system's slave
...s nothing left, for the meek
...The past is gone the future is bleak
...From thecradletothegrave
...You made yourself the system's slave
...Are to blame for our downf...no umbrella against the rain
...Destroy the power, break your c
Told you how to run your life by following the rules
...Told you not to pick your nose or disrespect the queen
...hey'll cut you down to size
...l your ability into the right direction
...On the other hand if your ...ey'll say you ought to learn a trade to help you in your li...ol prepares you for the awesome world outsi...ism, sexism teacher to class
...From school to work remains the sameare you white a...And the pamphlets in the playground say that... and boys were made to fight
...And the naughty pictures on...And so from school tothe outside world these...cision when you get to 18, too
...The right to vote for someone el...But the only thing he cares about is getting tothe top
...But the end result is slavery to a false set of idea...You'll be tempted to believe them 'cause...The slavery of attitude...consciously devoted tothe morals of our time
... when you end up on the dole which you very...trade: Learning how to kill
...Why don't you join the army? Be a man and ...here's someone else to think for you just ...you absolution from the murders you'll comm...In the name of god and cou...But then it's off to Northern Ireland wh...You'll shoot to keep yourself alive and kill to keep the peace
...uch fun as you hear the wounded crying
...But when the children call you "...hen you cannot tell the difference between ...But the army kills for mone...It's the basest degredation in the name of what is rig...And you'll say the same thing to your kids when you'...u can react against the brainwash from the start
...You'll conform to every social law and be the system's slave
...From birth to school to work to death, from thecradletothegrave.....
ere's a ring around the moon tonight and a chill in the air
...And a fire in the stars that hang so ...There's a sound in the wind that blows through the wild mountain holds...Like the sighs of a thousand...There's a time when the traveler is fated to find
...And the steps taken yesterd...And lead to his weary journey's...And in the passage from thecradletothegrave we are born, madly ...ng headlong through the crashing of the days
...I cast my fate with the wife of Lot I turne...sought nor what was to be found
...I seek again the river's source thro...In the fast fading century, as we spin through the years
...And in the passage from thecradletothegrave we are born, madly ...ng headlong through the crashing of the days
...The places dash and the faces dart like fis...Hiding 'neath the murky banks of long...The lines of life are never long when seen from end to end
...The future's never coming, and the past has never been...ere's a ring around the moon tonight, and a chill in the air
...And a fire in the stars that hang so
The man from Japan says..., you've gotta feel the chill
...So if you dance all the way from thecradletothegrave
...Well, you have to do it all again unt... gotta be a hole in the sky somewhere
...I don't want to come back 'round
...You gotta make time to shake it
...nd if you dance all the way from thecradletothegrave
...Well, you'll have to do it all again unt
here's something in the mail
...Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck
...Get it on the table, secrets and ...Once a year the holidays come swing...Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck
...Get it on the table, secrets and ...Cuz it's hand to mouth, door to door, cradletothegrave
...Cuz it's hand to mouth, door to door, cradletothegrave
...re still hungry for the choice
...Was chance the only certainty in l...Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck
...Get it on the table, secrets and ...Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck
...Get it on the table, secrets and
You ever get tothe point where you so ...you ready to give up?
...You ready to end it all?
...sions is over with, the verdict is in
...I took the rap throne back
...even, my name is on the map
...s like a razor down the middle of my back
... my lyrical ability to blow
...ild of God, witness the risin' son
...From thecradletothe grave, I remain num... burn your ashes in the urn
...ey that really make the world turn?
... your gun, separate the ones from the real funds
...The streets was request...n guide 'em through the maze
...Po' n****'s on the bricks his whole li...e ain't got nothin' to live for, so f***in...But if you stay in the rain like hurricane...de was committed on the black people
...And the ghetto is a trap wi...We end up in thegrave anyway
...The average cat and LL ...y mic stay blessed, tothe death
... THINK! Could it be the ill beats and rhyme...CAN'T THINK! I want the paper, that's just the bottom line
...er every day around the way
...atched] - "You know the epilogue by James T...Put your life on the line, you runnin' o...The coroner's callin', ...Amongst the dogs, real cats is hard to find
...te it when he start to shine
...Get the money and run, dodge the devil and his sons
...F*** the turntables up, leave the DJ awestruck
...itude is WHAT, keep the razor blade tucked
...*, you'll get it in the gut
...Used to keep a bad b**** in the crib baggin' up
...black love supposed to be shared
...er judge a woman by the texture of her hair...The almighty dollar replace the wedding ring
...The Ark of the Covenant was held b...The dawn, of a new millennium, came to pa**
...The world revolves arou...The black man's motto, ...are strapped, ready to blast
...From FEDS Magazine tothe heart of killer Que...Givin it tothe world and I'm telli...Know where the body's buried, I ai...Raised inside the ghetto, but damnit I want to LIVE!
...The legendary master of...ition, ain't nobody to go at
...So I'ma take the time and spit a uni...Hit the streets with a blessin' and erase the curse