[Male voice]

Fox Five

[Althea]

Ohhh yeahh, yeah,ooh
Yeahhh-yeah-yeah, ohhh, ohhhh

[Verse One: FoxyBrown]

From the cradle til' now, still Fox, just a little moremature
Seen it with my bare eyes, did it all before
Been through hell onearth
Playin' out my role I was given since birth, receptin' it well
Gohard at them critics, they expect me to fail
Work hard for my fans, theyexpect me to sell
They suspect I'm livin' well
But they don't know thepain I feel
Five minutes away from gettin' killed, it's ill
My moms alwayshug me when I'm leavin'
I wake up cryin' because death bugs me when I'msleepin'
Jam Master died, it's like I ain't done grievin'
Big and Pac goneand look we still beefin'
And son even, we at odds in these days
whereniggas die over cars and they chains
I thank God that I'm saved and I'mmahold it down in this game
Now, from the cradle to thegrave

[Chorus: Althea]

From the cradle to the grave
I, wishI knew my life would end up being this way
From the cradle to the grave
I,wish I knew my life would end up being this way

[Verse Two: FoxyBrown]

From the cradle til now, I been through it all y'all
Y'alldon't know half the things, I been through it dawg
Pain and sufferation, Ibeen through it all
My heart's still cold, I been through thestorm
Confused all these years, shit, we grew all these years
I rememberme and you on the stairs
Talkin' bout what we gonna do when we'rebig
Money came into play and best friends went they way, shit
I wish itnever had to go that way, uh
The price of fame can cost a wholefriendship
Yeah we got dollars, but it's senseless
So I pray to God forforgiveness and ask him to carry me through
all the stress and the drama inthis business
I bare witness, I Fox, and keep going strong until my heartstop
and keep flowing strong with a ?rap pon coc?, c'mon

[Chorus:Althea]

From the cradle to the grave
I, wish I knew my life would endup being this way
From the cradle to the grave
I, wish I knew my lifewould end up being this way

[Althea]

As a little girl I wish Iknew that I
would be goin' through the drama that's in my life
All thesufferin', everywhere I been
How I get myself in all this bullshit I'min

[Verse Three: Foxy Brown]

From now til' the grave, I lookback at my life
smile and say "wow" in amazement
All these roadblocks,wonder how did I make it
wonder how I 'came famous, I'm impressed withme
It's like rumours been obsessed with me
but the truth never told, itwas left with me
And what's left for me, is to extend my hand
If theydon't reach then I'll let them be
I got to live my life right
but Iwouldn't change how I lived my like
if I could live my life twice
Y'alldon't understand what Inga's life's like
A black stressed, I turned my backto the world
and now I'm back to the world, this black girl'sblessed
Yeah, my fans helped me through it
I was destined to blaze fromthe cradle to the grave
Thank God my fam helped me through it(c'mon)

[Chorus: Althea]
From the cradle to the grave
I,wish I knew my life would end up being this way
From the cradle to thegrave
I, wish I knew my life would end up being this way