As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life
and realise theres nuthin left
Cuz I've been blasting
and laughing 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 gangstas paradise
Been spending most their lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
The getto situation,
they got me facing
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 tiny in my hand
and a gleam in my eye
I'm a locd out gangsta set tripping 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 ones we hurt, are you and me
Been spending most their lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Been spending most their lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Power and the money,
money and the power
Minute after minute,
hour after hour
Everybodys running,
but half of them ain't looking
What's going on in the kitchen,
but I don't know what's cooking
They say I gotta learn,
but nobodys 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 fron't,
that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Been spending most their lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Been spending most their lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
Keep spending most our lives,
living in the gangstas paradise
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
