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[00:11.84] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

[00:14.77] I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left

[00:17.68] 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that

[00:21.15] Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

[00:23.80] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

[00:26.72] Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of

[00:30.18] You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'

[00:33.11] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

[00:36.04] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc

[00:38.95] As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool

[00:42.41] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

[00:45.08] On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

[00:48.80] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[00:54.68] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:00.80] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:06.68] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[01:12.27] Look at the situation they got me facin'

[01:14.96] I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street

[01:18.96] So I gotta be down with the hood team

[01:21.08] Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

[01:24.02] I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

[01:27.21] Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye

[01:29.86] I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger

[01:33.06] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool

[01:36.52] Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away

[01:39.17] I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say?

[01:42.63] I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24?

[01:45.81] The way things is going, I don't know

[01:47.95] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[01:53.52] That the ones we hurt are you and me?

[02:01.02] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:06.60] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:13.00] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:18.60] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:24.44] Power and the money, money and the power

[02:27.36] Minute after minute, hour after hour

[02:30.55] Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'

[02:33.21] It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'

[02:36.39] 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

[02:42.77] I guess they can't, I guess they won't

[02:44.90] I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool

[02:48.91] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[02:54.50] Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:00.91] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:06.80] We keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

[03:12.65] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:18.00] That the ones we hurt are you and me?

[03:23.60] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:29.45] That the ones we hurt are you and me?