As I walk through the valley Of the shadow of death I take a look at my life And realise there´s nothing left ´Cause I´ve been brassing And laughing so low That even my mama thinks That my mind has gone But I never crossed a man That didn´t deserve it Me be treated like a punk You know that´s unheard of You better watch out your talking The way you´re walking Or you and your homies Might be lying in chalk I really hate to trip But I got to elope As they call and see myself In the pistol smoke fool I´m the kind of jeeg A little homies want to pull Like on my knees in the night Say our prayers in the street light They´ve spending most their lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise They´ve spending most their lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise We spending most our lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise We spending most our lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise Look at the situation They got me facing I can live a normal life I was raised by the strict So I got to be With the hood team Too much television watching Got me chasing dreams I´m an educated fool With money on my mind Got my tin in my hand And a glint in my eye I´m a low down payed Just sec tripping banker And my whole beat is down So don´t arouse my anger Fool they´re paying nothing But a heartbeat away I´m living like you And I what can I say I´m twenty three now but Will I live to see twenty four The way things is going I don´t know Tell me why are we So blind to see That the ones we hurt Are you and me They´ve spending most their lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise They´ve spending most their lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise We spending most our lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise We spending most our lives Living in the gangsta´s paradise The power and the money Money and the power Minute after minute Hour after hour Everybody´s running But half of them ain´t looking What´s going on in kitchen But I don´t know what´s cooking They say I got to 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 front, That´s why I know my life is out of luck Been spending most their lives, Living in the gangsta´s paradise Been spending most their lives, Living in the gangsta´s paradise Keep spending most our lives, Living in the gangsta´s paradise Keep spending most our lives, Living in the 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