As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize nothings left
Cause Ive been blasting and laughing so long that even
My mama thinks my minds gone but I aint never crossed
man that didnt deserve it.
Me be treated like a punk, you never unheard of
You better watch how youre talking and where youre walking
Or you and your homies might lined the chalked

I really hate the trip but I gotta loc
As the croak I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool! Im the kinda g that little homies wanna be like
All my knees in the night
Saying prayers in the street light..

( [bad word] )
Been spending most of our lives living in the gangstas paradise (x2)
Keep spending most of our lives living in the gangstas paradise (x2)

Look at the situation, they got me facing
I can never live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
So I gotta be down with the hood team
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
Im a educated fool with money on my mind
Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
Im a locd gangsta set trippin banger
And my homies is down so dont arouse my anger
Fool! death aint nothing but a heartbeat away
Im living life, do or die what can I say
Im twenty-three now , will I ever see twenty-four
The way things are going I dont know

Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me
( [bad word] )

Power in the money , money in the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour [bad word] but half aint looking
Whats going on in the kitchen but dont know whats cookin
They say I gotta learn but nobodys here to teach me
If they can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess they cant , I guess they wont , I
guess they fornt
Thats why my life is outta love fool !
 [bad word] )
Tell me why are we so blind to see
That the ones we hurt are you and me ( x2 )