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
