As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of I take a at my life and realize there's much left I've been brassin' and laughin' so long that Even my Mama thinks that my mind is But I crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you that's unheard of better watch how you talkin', and where you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be a chap I really to check but I gotta look As they croak I see in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater little homies wanna be On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the street
Been spending most their lives livin' in the paradise Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, got me facin' I can't live with no more right, I was raised by the So I gotta be damned with the team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' I'm a educated fool money on my mind Got my 10 in my and a gleam in my eye I'm a loped out placeto certain banker And my homing is down so don't arouse my anger ... Dead bay nothin' but a heart away I'm light, do or die, what can I say I'm 23 now but will I to see 24 The way things is goin' I know
Tell me why are we so to see the ones we hurt are you and me
Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
The and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour hour Everybody's money, but half of them lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I know what's cooking say I've got to learn but nobody's there to teach me If they can't understand how can reach me I they can't I guess won't I guess they why I know my life is out of luck for
Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our 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 ...