[00:12.08]As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:14.94]I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
[00:18.00]Cause I've been blastin and laughing so long that
[00:21.05]Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
[00:24.09]But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
[00:27.14]He be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
[00:30.06]You better watch how you talking and where you walking
[00:33.19]Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
[00:36.16]I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
[00:39.17]As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke fool
[00:42.31]I'm the kinda G that little homies wanna be like
[00:45.18]On my knees in the night
[00:46.73]Sayin' prayers in the street light
[00:48.51]Been spending most their lives
[00:51.09]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[00:54.64]Been spending most their lives
[00:56.95]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[01:00.68]Keep spending most our lives
[01:03.00]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[01:06.65]Keep spending most our lives
[01:09.01]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[01:12.34]Look at the situation they got me facin
[01:15.07]I can't live a normal life I was raised by the street
[01:18.11]So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:21.09]Too much television watchin' got me chasin dreams
[01:23.95]I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
[01:27.05]Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
[01:29.97]I'm a loced-out gangsta set-trippin banger
[01:32.97]And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool
[01:36.44]Death ain't nothing but a heart beat away o
[01:39.22]I'm livin life do-or-die ah what can I say
[01:42.20]I'm twenty-three now will I live to see twenty
[01:45.18]The way things are goin I don't know
[01:48.25]Tell me why are we  so blind to see
[01:53.63]That the ones we hurt  are you and me
[02:00.69]Been spending most their lives
[02:02.95]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[02:06.65]Been spending most their lives
[02:08.99]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[02:12.72]Keep spending most our lives
[02:14.93]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[02:18.62]Keep spending most our lives
[02:20.92]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[02:24.58]Power and the money money and the power
[02:27.22]Minute after minute hour after hour
[02:30.20]Everybody's running but half of them ain't lookin
[02:33.19]What's goin on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin
[02:36.28]They say I got ta learn but nobody's here to teach me
[02:39.16]If they can't understand it how can they reach me
[02:42.25]I guess they can't  I guess they won't
[02:44.97]I guess they frontin that's why
[02:46.67]I know my life is out of luck fool
[02:48.61]Been spending most their lives
[02:50.95]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[02:54.67]Been spending most their lives
[02:56.96]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[03:00.69]Keep spending most our lives
[03:03.00]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[03:06.63]Keep spending most our lives
[03:08.98]Living in the Gangster's Paradise
[03:12.07]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:17.76]That the ones we hurt  are you and me
[03:23.79]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:29.64]That the ones we hurt  are you and me