As I walk thru the valley of the of death I a look at my life and realize there's much left 'Cause I've been brassin' and laughin' so long Even my Mama thinks that my is gone But I crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you that's unheard of You'd better 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 croak I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the street
Been spending most their lives livin' in the gangsta's Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
got the situation, they got me facin' I can't live with no more right, I was raised by the So I be damned with the hood team Too television watchin' got me chasin' dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my Got my 10 in my and a gleam in my eye I'm a loped out placeto certain banker And my homing is so don't arouse my anger ... fool bay nothin' but a heart 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 the ones we hurt are you and me
Been most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
The Power and the money, money and the Minute minute, hour after hour Everybody's money, but half of them lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't what's cooking say I've got to learn but nobody's there to teach me If they can't understand how can they me I guess they I guess they I guess they That's why I know my life is out of for
Been most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
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 ...