As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of I take a look at my life and realize there's much 'Cause I've brassin' and laughin' so long that my Mama thinks that my mind is gone But I never a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you that's unheard of You'd watch how you talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be like a I really to check but I gotta look As they croak I see in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater little homies be like On my knees in the night, prayers in the street light
Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Been most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's
They got the situation, got me facin' I can't live with no right, I was raised by the street So I gotta be damned with the hood Too much television watchin' got me dreams I'm a educated with money on my mind Got my 10 in my and a gleam in my eye I'm a loped out placeto trippin' banker And my is down so don't arouse my anger ... fool bay nothin' but a heart beat away I'm light, do or die, what can I say I'm 23 now but will I to see 24 The way things is I don't know
Tell me why are we so to see That the ones we are you and me
spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
The Power and the money, money and the Minute after minute, after hour Everybody's money, but half of them ain't It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't what's cooking They say I've got to learn but nobody's there to me If they can't how can they reach me I guess they I guess won't I guess they That's why I know my life is out of for
Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Been spending most lives living in the gangsta's paradise spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's
me why are we so blind to see That the we hurt are you and me me why are we so blind to see That the we hurt are you and me ...