Coolio - Gangster's Paradise

Coolio Gangster's Paradise

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of deathI take a look at my life and realize there's nuttin leftCause I've been blastin and laughin so long thatEven my mama thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve itMe be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard ofYou better watch how you talkin, and where you walkinOr you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip, but I gotta locAs they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke, foolI'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be likeOn my knees in the nightSayin prayers in the street light

We've been spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paradise(repeat)

We keep spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paraside(repeat)

Look at the situation, they got me facinI can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strictSo I gotta be down with the hood teamToo much television watchin got me chasin dreams

I'm a educated fool with money on my mindGot my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eyeI'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin bangerAnd my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool

Death ain't nuthin but a heart beat awayI'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say?I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'?The way things is goin I dunno

Tell me why are we -- so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt -- are you and meWe've been spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paradise(repeat)

We keep spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paradise(repeat)

Power and the money, money and the powerMinute after minute, hour after hourEverybody's runnin, but half of them ain't lookinIt's goin on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin

They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach meIf they cant understand it, how can they reach me?I guess they cain't -- I guess they won'tI guess they front; that's why I know my life is outta luck, fool

We've been spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paradise(repeat)

We keep spending most our livesLiving in the Gangsta's Paradise(repeat)Tell me why are we -- so blind to seeThat the ones we hurt -- are you and me(repeat)

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