[Verse 1] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left Cause I've been brassin' and laughin' so long, that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone, But I 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 ya talkin' and where ya walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk I really hate to trip but I gotta loc', As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, Fool, I'm the kinda G that little homies wanna be like, On my knees in the night sayin' prayers in the street light
Been spending most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[Verse 2] Look at the situation, they got me facing I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street 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 MAC-10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set tripping banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away I'm living life do or die, what can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four The way things is going I don't know
[Refrain] Tell me why are we So blind to see That the ones we hurt Are you and me Been spending most their lives Living in a gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives Living in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in a gangsta's paradise
[Verse 3] Power in the money, money in the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking What's goin' 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 understand 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!
[Refrain] Been spending most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise Been spending most their lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Tell me why are we So blind to see That the ones we hurt Are you and me Tell me why are we So blind to see That the ones we hurt Are you and meTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
