[00:23.616]As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:26.516]I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
[00:29.807]'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that
[00:33.021]everyone thinks my mind is gone
[00:35.607]But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
[00:38.715]To be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
[00:41.902]You better watch how you talkin'
[00:43.624]and where you walkin'
[00:44.723]Cause this life'll leave you lined in chalk
[00:48.381]Been spendin' most of my life
[00:50.627]Livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[00:54.284]Been spendin' most of my life
[00:56.531]Livin' in the gangsta's paradise
[00:59.848]Forget the situation they got me facin'
[01:02.722]I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
[01:05.674]So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:08.704]Cuz' television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
[01:12.047]Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
[01:14.869]I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?
[01:17.951]I'm here right now, will I save tomorrow
[01:20.955]The way things is goin' I don't know
[01:23.254]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[01:29.393]That the ones we hurt are you and me?
[01:36.498]Been spendin' most of my life
[01:38.588]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[01:42.402]Been spendin' most of my life
[01:44.596]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[01:48.410]Been spendin' most of my life
[01:50.604]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[01:54.392]Been spendin' most of my life
[01:56.638]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[02:00.008]Power and the money, money and the power
[02:03.065]Minute after minute, hour after hour
[02:06.121]Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'
[02:08.681]what's goin' on in the kitchen
[02:10.400]but I don't know what's cookin'
[02:12.025]They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
[02:15.368]If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
[02:18.268]I guess they can't, I guess they won't
[02:20.514]I guess they frontin'
[02:21.559]that's why I know my life is out of luck!
[02:36.527]Been spendin' most of my life
[02:38.539]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[02:42.431]Been spendin' most of my life
[02:44.652]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[02:48.492]Been spendin' most of my life
[02:50.581]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[02:54.421]Been spendin' most of my life
[02:56.642]Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
[03:00.012]Why are we so blind to see
[03:05.288]That the ones we hurt are you and me?