As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left,
cuz 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 who didn't deserve it,
me bein' treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of,
you better watch how you're talking or where you're walking,
or you and you're 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 you little homies wanna be like,
on my knees in the night,
sayin' prayers in the street light

been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise.

forgot the situation, they got me facin',
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 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 loced-out gangsta, set-trippin banger,
and my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool.

Death ain't nothing but a heart beat away,
I'm livin life do-or-die ah, what can I say?
I'm twenty-three now but will I live to see twenty-four?
the way things is goin' I don't know

Tell me why are we,
so blind to see,
that the ones we hurt,
are you and me.

been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise.

Power and the money, money and the power,
minute after minute, hour after hour,
everybody's runnin', 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 frontin', that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool.

been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
been spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living in a Gangsta's Paradise,
keep spending most our lives,
living 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 me.

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