Gangsta's Paradise

[00:25.72] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

[00:28.27] I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left

[00:31.67] 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that

[00:34.87] Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

[00:37.52] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

[00:39.96] Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of

[00:43.68] You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'

[00:46.87] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

[00:49.79] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc

[00:52.44] As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool

[00:55.91] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

[00:58.55] On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

[01:02.27] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:08.12] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:13.69] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:20.07] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:25.91] Look at the situation they got me facin'

[01:28.84] I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street

[01:31.76] So I gotta be down with the hood team

[01:34.41] Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

[01:37.60] I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

[01:40.26] Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye

[01:43.45] I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger

[01:46.90] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool

[01:50.09] Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away

[01:52.74] I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say

[01:55.93] I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?

[01:58.86] The way things is going, I don't know

[02:01.51] Tell me why are we, so blind to see

[02:07.08] That the ones we hurt, are you and me?

[02:13.73] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:19.83] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:25.94] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:32.32] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:37.90] Power and the money, money and the power

[02:40.82] Minute after minute, hour after hour

[02:43.74] Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'

[02:46.68] It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'

[02:49.87] They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me

[02:52.53] If they can't understand it, how can they reach me

[02:56.26] I guess they can't, I guess they won't

[02:58.65] I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool

[03:01.84] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:07.94] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:13.79] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:19.90] Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:26.02] Tell me why are we, so blind to see

[03:31.05] That the ones we hurt, are you and me?

[03:36.90] Tell me why are we, so blind to see

[03:43.28] That the ones we hurt, are you and me?