As I thru the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and there's much left 'Cause I've been brassin' and laughin' so that Even my Mama thinks my mind is gone But I crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know unheard of You'd better watch how you talkin', and you're walkin' Or you and your homies might be like a I really hate to but I gotta look As croak I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool I'm the kind of cheater little homies be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the street
Been spending most their lives livin' in the gangsta's Been spending most their living in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
They got the situation, they got me I can't live no more right, I was raised by the street So I gotta be damned with the hood Too much television watchin' got me chasin' I'm a educated fool with on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a in my eye I'm a loped out placeto trippin' banker And my homing is down so don't arouse my anger ... bay nothin' but a heart beat away I'm livin' light, do or die, can I say I'm 23 now but will I to see 24 The way things is I don't know
me why are we so blind to see That the ones we are you and me
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's Been spending their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending most our lives living in the paradise Keep spending most our lives in the gangsta's paradise
The Power and the money, money and the after minute, hour after hour Everybody's money, but half of them lookin' goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking They say got to learn but nobody's there to teach me If can't understand how can they reach me I they can't I they won't I they front why I know my life is out of luck for
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise Keep spending our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we so to see the ones we hurt are you and me Tell me why are we so to see That the we hurt are you and me ...