Gangsta's Paradise

[00:00.69] Gangsta's Paradise-Coolio

[00:13.05] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

[00:15.99] I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left

[00:19.24] Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long

[00:21.92] That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

[00:24.92] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

[00:27.92] Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of

[00:30.99] You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking

[00:34.42] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

[00:37.24] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc

[00:39.98] As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke fool

[00:43.42] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

[00:46.05] On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight

[00:49.61] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[00:55.55] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:01.55] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:07.55] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[01:13.42] Look at the situation they got me facin'

[01:15.92] I can't live a normal life I was raised by the streets

[01:18.92] So I gotta be down with the hood team

[01:21.98] Too much television watching got me chasing dreams

[01:25.04] I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

[01:28.11] Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye

[01:31.04] I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger

[01:33.99] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool

[01:37.24] Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away

[01:40.04] I'm living life do or die what can I say

[01:43.37] I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24

[01:46.31] The way things are going I don't know

[01:48.93] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[01:54.56] That the ones we hurt are you and me

[02:00.62] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:07.68] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:13.62] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:19.56] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:25.56] Power and the money money and the power

[02:28.37] Minute after minute hour after hour

[02:31.31] Everybody's running but half of them ain't looking

[02:34.43] What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin'

[02:37.37] They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me

[02:40.31] If they can't understand it how can they reach me

[02:43.68] I guess they can't I guess they won't

[02:46.00] I guess they front that's why I know my life is out of luck fool

[02:49.93] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[02:55.62] Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:01.62] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:07.56] Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise

[03:13.06] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:18.53] That the one's we hurt are you and me

[03:24.72] Tell me why are we so blind to see

[03:30.53] That the one's we hurt are you and me