As I walk thru the valley of the of death I take a look at my life and realize there's much 'Cause I've been brassin' and laughin' so that Even my Mama thinks my mind is gone But I never a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated a punk, you know that's unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and where walkin' Or you and your homies might be like a I hate to check but I gotta look As croak I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of little homies wanna be like On my in the night, sayin' prayers in the street light
Been spending most their lives in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
got the situation, they 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 watchin' got me chasin' dreams 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 placeto certain trippin' And my is down so don't arouse my anger ... fool Dead bay but a heart 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 most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
The Power and the money, money and the Minute after minute, hour after Everybody's money, but of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I know what's cooking They say I've got to learn but nobody's there to me If they can't understand how can reach me I guess can't I guess they I they front That's why I know my life is out of for
Been spending most their living in the gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives living in the paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's Keep spending most our lives 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 the ones we hurt are you and me ...