As I walk through the valley of the shadow of I take a look at my life and there's not much left 'Coz I've been blastin' and so long, that Even my mama thinks my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't it Me be treated a punk you know that's unheard of You better watch how talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be in chalk
I really hate to but I gotta, loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, I'm the kinda G the little homies be like On my knees in the night, sayin' in the streetlight
Been spendin' their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was by the stripes So I gotta be down with the team Too much television got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my Got my 10 in my and a gleam in my eye I'm a out gangsta set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't my anger, fool
Death ain't but a heartbeat away I'm livin' life, do or die, can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't
me why are we, so blind to see That the we hurt, are you and me
Been spendin' most their lives, in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's
They say I learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand it, how can reach me I guess they can't, I guess they I guess they front, why I know my life is out of luck, fool
spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, in the gangsta's paradise spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the 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