As I walk thru the of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's left 'Cause I've been brassin' and so long that Even my thinks that my mind is gone But I never crossed a man that deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and you're walkin' Or you and homies might be like a chap I hate to check but I gotta look As they croak I see 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 light
spending most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their 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
They got the situation, got me facin' I can't live no more right, I was raised by the street So I be damned with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me dreams I'm a educated with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a in my eye I'm a loped out placeto certain banker And my is down so don't arouse my anger ... fool Dead bay nothin' but a heart 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 most their living in the gangsta's paradise spending most their 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
The Power and the money, money and the Minute after minute, hour after Everybody's money, but half of them ain't goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking They say I've got to learn but nobody's to teach me If can't understand how can they reach me I they can't I guess won't I guess they That's why I my life is out of luck for
spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so to see the ones we hurt are you and me Tell me why are we so to see That the we hurt are you and me ...