As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of I take a at my life and realize there's much 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 didn't it Me be like a punk, you know that's unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and where walkin' Or you and your homies 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 little homies wanna be On my in the night, sayin' prayers in the street light
Been most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's
They got the situation, they got me I can't live no more right, I was raised by the street So I gotta be damned the hood team Too much television watchin' got me dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my 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 beat away I'm light, do or die, what can I say I'm 23 now but I live 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 spending most our lives living in the paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
The Power and the money, and the power Minute after minute, hour after Everybody's money, but half of them lookin' It's on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking They say I've got to learn but nobody's there to me If they can't how can they reach me I they can't I guess won't I guess front why I know my life is out of luck for
Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Been spending most lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so to see That the ones we are you and me me why are we so blind to see That the we hurt are you and me ...