Gangsta's Paradise

[00:11.88] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:15.11] I take a look at my life and realize there's nuttin' left
[00:18.57] Cause I've been blastin and laughin so long that
[00:21.20] Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
[00:24.15] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
[00:27.14] Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of
[00:30.25] You better watch how you talkin and where you walkin
[00:33.27] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
[00:36.77] I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
[00:38.84] As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
[00:42.17] I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
[00:44.97] On my knees in the night, sayin prayers in the street light
[00:48.58] We've been spending most our lives
[00:51.03] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[00:54.43] We've been spending most our lives
[00:57.18] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[01:00.46] We keep spending most our lives
[01:03.02] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[01:06.38] We keep spending most our lives
[01:08.92] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[01:11.96] Look at the situation, they got me facin
[01:14.80] I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the strict
[01:18.27] So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:21.03] Too much television watchin got me chasin dreams
[01:24.16] I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
[01:26.96] Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
[01:30.01] I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin banger
[01:33.09] And my homies is down, so don't arouse my anger, fool
[01:36.33] Death ain't nuthin but a heartbeat away
[01:39.32] I'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say?
[01:42.37] I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'?
[01:45.62] The way things is goin I don't know
[01:47.83] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[01:53.44] That the ones we hurt are you and me
[02:00.13] We've been spending most our lives
[02:02.99] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[02:06.29] We've been spending most our lives
[02:08.99] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[02:12.26] We keep spending most our lives
[02:15.06] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[02:18.33] We keep spending most our lives
[02:20.94] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[02:24.15] Power and the money, money and the power
[02:27.22] Minute after minute, hour after hour
[02:30.17] Everybody's runnin but half of them ain't lookin
[02:33.38] It's goin on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin
[02:36.30] They say I got to learn but nobody's here to teach me
[02:39.34] If they can't understand it, how can they reach me?
[02:42.30] I guess they can't, I guess they won't
[02:45.07] I guess they front that's why I know my life is outta luck, fool
[02:48.66] We've been spending most our lives
[02:50.97] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[02:54.57] We've been spending most our lives
[02:57.03] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:00.50] We keep spending most our lives
[03:02.93] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:06.30] We keep spending most our lives
[03:09.02] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:12.23] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:17.64] That the ones we hurt are you and me
[03:24.14] Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:29.61] That the ones we hurt are you and me
[03:36.98]
[03:49.86] We've been spending most our lives
[03:50.88] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:51.66] We've been spending most our lives
[03:52.19] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:52.67] We keep spending most our lives
[03:53.25] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:53.88] We keep spending most our lives
[03:54.34] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:54.82] We keep spending most our lives
[03:55.42] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
[03:55.98] We keep spending most our lives
[03:56.47] Living in the Gangsta's Paradise
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