Gansta's Paradise

[00:11.86] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:14.62] I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
[00:17.90] 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that
[00:21.03] Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
[00:23.75] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
[00:26.64] Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
[00:29.98] You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'
[00:32.93] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
[00:35.82] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
[00:38.54] As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
[00:42.10] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
[00:45.08] On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
[00:48.57] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[00:54.42] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[01:00.23] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[01:06.43] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[01:12.01] Look at the situation they got me facin'
[01:14.89] I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street
[01:17.71] So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:20.74] Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
[01:23.77] I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
[01:26.95] Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
[01:29.82] I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger
[01:33.02] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
[01:36.48] Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
[01:38.79] I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say?
[01:42.00] I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?
[01:45.23] The way things is going, I don't know
[01:47.46] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[01:53.26] That the ones we hurt are you and me?
[02:00.29] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[02:06.22] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[02:12.48] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[02:18.38] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[02:24.16] Power and the money, money and the power
[02:27.13] Minute after minute, hour after hour
[02:30.13] Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
[02:32.74] It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
[02:35.97] They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
[02:39.15] If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
[02:42.29] I guess they can't, I guess they won't
[02:44.68] I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
[02:48.33] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[02:54.66] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[03:00.30] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[03:06.37] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[03:11.78] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:17.31] That the ones we hurt are you and me?
[03:23.57] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:29.30] That the ones we hurt are you and me?
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