As I walk thru the valley of the of death I take a look at my life and there's much left 'Cause I've been and laughin' so long that Even my thinks that my mind is gone But I crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and where you're Or you and homies might be like a chap I really to check but I gotta look As they croak I see myself in the smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater homies wanna be like On my in the night, sayin' prayers in the street light
spending most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, they got me I can't live with no right, I was raised by the street So I gotta be damned with the team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' 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 certain trippin' banker And my homing is down so don't arouse my ... fool Dead bay nothin' but a 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
me why are we so blind to see That the we hurt are you and me
Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's
The Power and the money, and the power after minute, hour after hour Everybody's money, but of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know cooking say I've got to learn but nobody's there to teach me If can't understand how can they reach me I guess can't I guess they I guess front That's why I know my life is out of for
spending 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
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 ...