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
coz 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're talking and where
you're walking
or you and your homies
might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip
but i gotta loc
As I Grow 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
saying prayers in the
streetlight
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
keep spending most our lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
keep spending most our lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
They got the situation
they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life
I was raised by the stripes
so I gotta be down
with the hood team
too much television
watching got me
chasing dreams
I'm an educated fool
with money on my mind
got my 10 in my hand
and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta
set trippin' banger
and my homies is down
so don't arouse
my anger fool
death ain't nothing
but a heartbeat away
I'm living life do or die
what can I say
I'm 23 now
but will I live to see 24
the way things are going
I don't know
Tell me why are we
so blind to see
That the one's we hurt
are you and me
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
spending most our lives
living in the gangsta's
paradise
spending most our lives
living in the gangsta's
paradise
Power and the money
money and the power
minute after minute
hour after hour
everybody's running
but half of them ain't looking
what's going on in the kitchen
but I don't know
what's kickin'
they say I gotta learn
but nobody's here
to teach me
if they can't undersstand 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 out
of luck fool
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
been spending most their lives
living in the
gangsta's paradise
spending most our lives
living in the gangsta's
paradise
spending most our lives
living in the gangsta's
paradise
Tell me why are we
so blind to see
That the one's we hurt
are you and me
Tell me why are we
so blind to see
That the one's we hurt
are you and me