As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realise there´s nuthin´ left
coz I´ve been blasting and laughing so long, that
even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
but I ain´t never crossed a man that didn´t deserve it
me be treated like a punk you know that´s unheard of
you better watch how you´re talking, and where you´re walking
or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip but i gotta loc
As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
I´m the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight.

been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise

The getto situation, they got me facin´
I can´t live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
so I gotta be down with the hood team
too much television watching got me chasing dreams
I´m an educated fool with money on my mind
got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I´m a loc´d out gangsta set trippin´ banger
and my homies is down so don´t arouse my anger, fool
death ain´t nothing but a heartbeat away,
I´m living life, do or die, what can I say
I´m 23 now, but will I live to see 24
the way things are going I don´t know

Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one´s we hurt, are you and me
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise

Power and the money, money and the power
minute after minute, hour after hour
everybody´s running, but half of them ain´t looking
what´s going on in the kitchen, but I don´t know what´s cookin´
they say I gotta learn, but nobody´s here to teach me
if they can´t undersstand it, how can they reach me
I guess they can´t, I guess they won´t
I guess they front, that´s why I know my life is out of luck, fool

been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta´s paradise

Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one´s we hurt, are you and me
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one´s we hurt, are you and me
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