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