As I walk thru the of the shadow of death I take a at my life and realize there's much left 'Cause I've been brassin' and laughin' so that Even my Mama that my mind is gone But I never crossed a man didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and you're walkin' Or you and your homies be like a chap I really hate to check but I look As they I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater little wanna be like On my in the night, sayin' prayers in the street light
Been spending most their livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
got the situation, they 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 got me chasin' dreams I'm a educated fool with on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a in my eye I'm a loped out certain trippin' banker And my homing is down so arouse my anger ... fool Dead bay nothin' but a beat away I'm livin' light, do or die, 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
Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's Keep spending most our living in the gangsta's paradise
The and the money, money and the power Minute minute, hour after hour Everybody's money, but of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I know what's cooking They say I've got to learn but nobody's there to me If they understand how can they reach me I they can't I guess they I guess front That's why I my life is out of luck for
Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
me why are we so blind to see That the ones we are you and me me why are we so blind to see That the we hurt are you and me ...