GANGSTA'S PARADISE Coolio featuring L.V. (A. Ivey, Jr./S. Wonder/L. Sanders/D. Rasheed) (Coolio) As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' 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 Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch how you talkin', and where you walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night Sayin' prayers in the street light (L.V.) 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 keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside (Coolio) Look at the situation, they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strict 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 ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin' banger And my homies are down, so don't arouse my anger, fool Death ain't nuthin' but a heart beat away I'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say? I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'? The way things is goin' I dunno (L.V.) Tell me why are we -- so blind to see That the ones we hurt -- are you and me 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 keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside (Coolio) Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin' They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't 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 (L.V.) 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 keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gangsta's Paraside Tell me why are we -- so blind to see That the ones we hurt -- are you and me Tell me why are we -- so blind to see That the ones we hurt -- are you and me ---------------------------------- Source: dj.flash@pobox.com Published by T-Boy Music/Boo Daddy Publishing/Jobete Music Co., Inc./ Black Bull Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/T-Girl Music/Large Variety Music/ Madcastle Productionz/Polygram Music Publishing (BMI) From the album "Coolio: Gangsta's Paradise" © 1995 Tommy Boy Music, Inc. [Top][Lyric Depot Page]