----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nuttin left
Cause I've been blastin and laughin 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 talkin, and where you 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 the little homies wanna be like; On my Knees in the night, sayin prayers in the street light ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Look at the situation, they got me facin I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strict
So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin got me chasin dreams
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin banger And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool
Death ain't nuthin but a heart beat away; I'm livin Life do-or-die-a, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'? The Way things is goin I dunno... ...Tell me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why a-are we-e so-o Blind to-o se-e that the
Ones we-e hu-urt a-are You-u-u-u and me-e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Power and the money, money and the power Minute after minute, hour after hour
Everybody's runnin, but half of them ain't lookin it's goin On in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin
They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand me, 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We've been spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise
We keep spending most our lives living In the Gangsta's Pa-aradise... ...Tell me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why a-are we-e so-o Blind to-o se-e that the
Ones we-e hu-urt a-are You-u-u-u and me-e... ...Tell me
Why a-are we-e so-o Blind to-o se-e that the
Ones we-e hu-urt a-are You-u-u-u and me-e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------