Verse One:
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize theres not much left
Cuz Ive been blastin and laughin so long
That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
But I aint never crossed a man that didnt deserve it
Me be treated like a punkyou know thats unheard of
You better watch how you talkin and where you walkin
Or you and your homiez might be lined in chalk
I really hate to tripbut I gotta lope
As they copeI see myself in the pistol smokefool
Im the kinda G the little homiez wannabe like
On my knees in the night
Saying prayers in the street light
Chorus:
We ve been spending most our lives living in the Gangstas Paradise
We ve been spending most our 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
Verse Two:
They got the situation
They got me facin
I cant live a normal life
I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watchin got me chasin dreams
Im an educated fool with money on my mind
Got my 10 in my hand and the green in my eye
Im a loped-out gangsta set-trippin banger
And my homiez is downso dont arouse my angerfool
Death aint nuthin but a heartbeat away
Im livin life doin timewhat can I say?
Im 23now how will I live to see 24
The way things is goinI dunno
Chorus:
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
We ve been spending most our lives
living in the Gangstas Paradise
Verse Three:
Power and the moneymoney and the power
Minute after minutehour after hour
Everybodys runninbut half of them aint lookin
At whats goin on in the kitchen
But I dont know whats cookin
They say I gotta learnbut nobodys here to teach me
If they cant understand ithow can they reach me?
I guess they cant
I guess they wont
I guess they front
Thats why I know my life is outta luckfool
Chorus:
We ve been 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

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