As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, thatEven my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve itMe be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard ofYou better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but I gotta locAs they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, foolI'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be likeOn my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Look at the situation they got me facin'I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streetSo I gotta be down with the hood teamToo much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mindGot my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eyeI'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' bangerAnd my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat awayI'm livin' life, do or die, what can I sayI'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?The way things is going, I don't know
Tell me why are we, so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt, are you and me?
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Power and the money, money and the powerMinute after minute, hour after hourEverybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach meIf they can't understand it, how can they reach meI guess they can't, I guess they won'tI guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseBeen spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradiseKeep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we, so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt, are you and me?Tell me why are we, so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt, are you and me?
