Gangsters Paradise

As I walk thought the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left

Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long

That everyone thinks my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man

(That didn't deserve it)

To be treated like a punk

(You know that's unheard of)

You better watch how you're talking, the way you're walking

Cause this life'll only leave you lined in chalk

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Forget the situation they got me facing

I can't live a normal life

I was raised by the stripes

So, I gotta be down with the hood team

'Cause televisions watching got me chasing dreams

Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away

I'm living life, do or die (What can I say?)

I'm here right now, will I see tomorrow?

The way things are going, I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me

(TELL ME)

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

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 in the kitchen

But I don't know what's cookin'

THEY SAY I GOTTTA LEARN

BUT NOBODY'S HERE TO TEACH ME

IF THEY CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT

HOW THEY CAN THE REACH ME

I GUESS THEY CAN'T, I GUESS THEY WON'T

I GUESS I'M FUCKED

THAT'S HOW I KNOW MY LIFE IS OUT OF LUCK

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Been spending most of life

Living in the gangsta's paradise

Why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you (And me?)