[Intro]
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 their lives, living in the gangsta s paradise
Keep spending most their 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 ten 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 twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four
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
Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta s paradise
Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta s paradise
Power in the money, money in 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 understand 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
Keep spending most their lives, living in the gangsta s paradise
Keep spending most their 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
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