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