As I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left
'cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long
That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
He be treated like a punk, you know that son heard up
You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin'
Or you and your homiez might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta, Loc
As they cope, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I'm the kinda G the little homiez wannabe like on my knees in the
night
Saying prayers in the street light
Chorus:
We've been spending most our
lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise
We've been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's
Paradise
We've been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's
Paradise
We've been spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's
Paradise
They got the situation
They got me facing, I can't live with no more rights
I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin got me chasin' dreams
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my 10 in my hand and the green in my eye
I'm a loced-out gangsta set-tripping banger
And my homiez is, so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away
I'm living life doing time, what can I say?
I'm 23, now how will I live to see 24
The way things is going, I dunno
Bridge:
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
Chorus
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
At what's going on in the kitchen
But I don't know what's kicking
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If they cant understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they can't, I guess they won't, I guess they front
That's why I know my life is outta luck, fool
Chorus
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