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As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death |
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I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left |
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Cause I've been blastin and laughing so long that |
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Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone |
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But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it |
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He be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of |
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You better watch how you talking, and where you walking |
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Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk |
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I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc |
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As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool |
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I'm the kinda G that little homies wanna be like |
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On my knees in the night |
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Sayin' prayers in the street light |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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look at the situation, they got me facin |
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I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street |
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So I gotta be down with the hood team |
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Too much television watchin' got me chasin dreams |
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I'm a educated fool, with money on my mind |
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Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye |
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I'm a loced-out gangsta, set-trippin banger |
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And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool |
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Death ain't nothing but a heart beat away o |
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I'm livin life do-or-die ah, what can I say? |
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I'm twenty-three now will I live to see twenty |
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The way things are goin I don't know |
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Tell me why are we -- so blind to see |
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That the ones we hurt -- are you and me |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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Power and the money, money and the power |
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Minute after minute, hour after hour |
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Everybody's running, but half of them ain't lookin |
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What's goin on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin |
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They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me |
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If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? |
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I guess they can't -- I guess they won't - |
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I guess they frontin that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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been spending most their lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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keep spending most our lives |
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Living in the Gangster's Paradise |
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Tell me why are we -- so blind to see That the ones we hurt -- are you and me |
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Tell me why are we -- so blind to see |
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That the ones we hurt -- are you and me |