[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]
