Gangsta's Paradise

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