16 - Coolio feat. L.V. - Gangsta Paradise

[00:00.00] Gangstas Paradise - Coolio

[00:12.05] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

[00:14.99] I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left

[00:18.24] Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long

[00:20.92] That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

[00:23.92] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

[00:26.92] Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of

[00:29.99] You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking

[00:33.42] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

[00:36.24] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc

[00:38.98] As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke fool

[00:42.42] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

[00:45.05] On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight

[00:48.61] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[00:54.55] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:00.55] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:06.55] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:12.42] Look at the situation they got me facin'

[01:14.92] I can't live a normal life I was raised by the streets

[01:17.92] So I gotta be down with the hood team

[01:20.98] Too much television watching got me chasing dreams

[01:24.04] I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

[01:27.11] Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye

[01:30.04] I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger

[01:32.99] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool

[01:36.24] Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away

[01:39.04] I'm living life do or die what can I say

[01:42.37] I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24

[01:45.31] The way things are going I don't know

[01:47.93] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[01:53.56] That the ones we hurt are you and me

[01:59.62] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:06.68] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:12.62] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:18.56] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:24.56] Power and the money money and the power

[02:27.37] Minute after minute hour after hour

[02:30.31] Everybody's running but half of them ain't looking

[02:33.43] What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin'

[02:36.37] They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me

[02:39.31] If they can't understand it how can they reach me

[02:42.68] I guess they can't I guess they won't

[02:45.00] I guess they front that's why I know my life is out of luck fool

[02:48.93] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:54.62] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:00.62] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:06.56] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:12.06] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:17.53] That the one's we hurt are you and me

[03:23.72] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:29.53] That the one's we hurt are you and me