As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of I take a look at my life and realize there's left 'Cause I've been brassin' and so long that my Mama thinks that my mind is gone But I never crossed a man didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's of You'd better watch how you talkin', and where walkin' Or you and your homies might be a chap I really to check but I gotta look As croak I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the street
Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives 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
They got the situation, got me facin' I can't live with no more right, I was raised by the So I gotta be with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me 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 placeto certain trippin' And my homing is down so don't my anger ... fool Dead bay 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
me why are we so blind 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 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
The Power and the money, money and the Minute after minute, after hour Everybody's money, but half of ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't what's cooking They say got to learn but nobody's there to teach me If can't understand how can they reach me I guess can't I they 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 Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so 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 ...