As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize theres nothin left
Cause Ive been blasting and laughing so long that
Even my mamma thinks that my mind is gone
But I aint never crossed a man that didnt deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know thats unheard of
You better watch how you talking, and where you walking
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
Im the kinda G that little homies want to be like
On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise
Look at the situation they got me facin
I cant live a normal life, I was raised by the street
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
Im a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
Im a loced-out gangsta, set-trippin banger
And my homies is down, so dont rouse my anger fool
Death aint nothing but a heartbeat away
Im living life, do or die, what can I say?
Im twenty-three, never will I live to see twenty-four
The way things is goin, I dont know
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise
We 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 aint looking whats going on in the kitchen
But I dont know whats cooking
They say Ive got to learn but nobodys here to teach me
If they cant understand it, how can they reach me?
I guess they cant, I guess they wont
I guess they front, thats why I know my life is out of luck, fool
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
Theyve been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise
We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise
We 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?