As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that
everyone thinks my mind is gone
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
To be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
You better watch how you talkin'
and where you walkin'
Cause this life'll leave you lined in chalk
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in the gangsta's paradise
Forget the situation they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Cuz' television watchin' got me chasin' dreams
Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away
I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say?
I'm here right now, will I save tomorrow
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 spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' 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 lookin'
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!
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Been spendin' most of my life
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise
Why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me?