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 blasting and laughing so long that Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone I really hate to trip but I gotta lob As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke I'm the kinda G that little homies want to be like On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light
We’ve been spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
Power in the money, money in the power Minute after minute, hour after hour I'm a locked out gangsta set trippin banger And my homies are down so don’t arouse my anger. Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me.
We’ve been spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise We’ve been spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise We keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise