[Chorus] From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy, livin in the ghetto From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy..
[2Pac] June 16th, 1971 Mama gave birth to a hell-raisin heavenly son See the doctor tried to smack me but I smacked him back My first words was "Thug for life," and "Papa pass the Mac." I`m bustin on these motherfuckers ballin Listen you can hear my mini fourteen callin {*POP POP POP*} From out the window of my drop top, I got my glock cocked Bustin at niggaz, when will it stop? Now tell me are you scared of the dark? Can`t close my eyes I see visions And even with this thug livin, will I escape prison? Penitentiary chances was an all day thang The only way to advance; and if you slang then you`d better have yo` Nikes on - cause when we fight it`s in the middle of the night with no lights on, hey!! There must be a God cause I feel lucky Paranoid out my mind, cause motherfuckers tryin to rush me Am I goin to jail? Look at me bailin Comin out the court house, all about my mail and bank Never, never die I`ll be a hustler motherfuckers And makin thugs out you suckers from the cradle to the grave
[Chorus] From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy, livin in the ghetto
[Mopreme] From the cradle to the grave since a little bitty child I`ve been known to get ill and kinda buck wild Pop pop! Just like the part that`s in my walk with street talk I`m runnin up the block in the dark where lead spark Surveillance on a nigga every day Waitin on my daddy just to take his ass away Now Mama always workin tryin to make ends meet So now a young nigga`s bein raised by the streets And then the only other one that ever showed me love Was my dope fiend uncle strung out on drugs A straight - thug; just me, my mama out here on our own So I got two gats - one black and one of chrome Now I don`t wanna hurt nobody but I must defend mine! It`s all the fuck I got, so stop and walk a thin line Young niggaz be brave And keep on thuggin from the cradle to the grave From the cradle to the grave
[Chorus] From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy, livin in the ghetto
[The Rated R] From the cradle to the grave I`m glad to say, I made it this far Many G`s died hogs and all they got was they name hit up on a wall It`s sad thinkin` about the times Life goes on, I`m steady lost in this land That`s the war zone, I gots no home, don`t have no friends neither It`s just me by my lonely so I married my nina I keeps her wherever I go, I love my ho Never leave home with out my sugar, I`m hafta plug a nigga Mama told me not to trust no punks And kick his ass if he lay a hand on me since then I been knowin Sometimes I think my own self stupid Cause I stay shootin at marks, get twisted up in police reports Since the cradle, I`ve been ungrateful My first toy was a gun I got sprung and learedn to love weapons But now I`m through with money, and through with street fame Somebody peeled my cap, and put me in my grave
[Chorus] From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy, livin in the ghetto From the cradle to the grave Life ain`t never been easy, livin in the ghetto
[Macadoshis] March 18th, a rainy day my mama gave birth to a baby boy trapped in hell on Earth From day one it wasn`t fun I never had a crumb Daddy worked two jobs and Mama won`t stop drinkin rum I tried to cope loc, but my family`s broke And my pocket`s short so now I got ta slang dope In the game filled with pain it`s a fuckin shame The white man got a motherfucker slangin `caine So now it`s on from dusk to dawn I`m gettin my serve on Always in the spot with my glock slingin rocks at the Rox The shit don`t stop, I`m steady dodgin cops I never flip-flop, hear my glock cock, thug `til I drop And if I hit the pen I g