As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realise theres none left

Cause Ive been brassing and laughing so long that

Even my mamma thinks that my mind is gone

But I aint never crossed a man that didnt deserve it

Me be treated like a punk, you know thats unheard of

You better watch how you talking, and where you walking

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta lope(?)

As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke ... fool

Im the kinda that little homies want to be like

On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street lightThey been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise

They been spending most their lives living in the gangstas paradise

We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradise

We keep spending most our lives living in the gangstas paradiseThey got the situation, they got me facing

I cant live a normal life, I was raised by the strip

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watching got me chasing dreams

Im a educated fool with my knee on my mind

Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye

Im a loped(?) out gangsta set trippin banger

And my homies is down so gonna rouse my anger ... fool

Death aint nothing but a heart beat away

Im living life do or die, what can I say

Im 23 never will I live to see 24

The way things is going I dont knowTell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me.Power and the money, money and the power

Minute after minute, hour after hour

 [bad word]  but half of them aint looking

Whats going on in the kitchen, but I dont know whats cooking

They say Ive got to learn but nobodys here to teach me

If they cant understand it, how can they reach me

I guess they cant

I guess they wont

I guess they front

Thats why I know my life is out of luck ... foolTell 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.

Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о рае,
Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о рае,
Они теряли свои жизни,
Расхваливая давно прошедшие дни,
Они теряли свои жизни,
Вспоминая старые похвалы,
Скажи, кто из них придет,
Скажи, сколькие из них похожи на нас

Легкомыслие,
Расовые отношения,
Утешение,
Разделение,
Отделение,
Изоляция,
Эксплуатация,
Увечье,
Мутация,
Упадок,
Принятие...всего зла на Земле.

Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о будущем рае,
Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о будущем рае,
Они представляли себе
Тот день, когда закончатся все их страдания,
День, когда придет спаситель,
Скажи, кто из них придет,
Скажи, сколькие из них похожи на нас

Провозглашение расовых отношений,
Утешение,
Объединение,
Истинность Заповедей,
Восхваление,
Спасение Мира,
Колебания,
Притворство,
Принятие...мира на Земле.

Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о рае,
Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о рае,
Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о будущем рае,
Они тратили свои жизни,
Мечтая о будущем рае,
Мы теряем слишком много своих жизней,
Мечтая о рае.

Давайте же проживать наши жизни,
Ради будущего рая,
Превознося наши жизни,
Ради будущего рая,
И позор всем тем,
Кто просто мечтает о рае.

They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise
They've been wasting most their time
Glorifying days long gone behind
They've been wasting most their days
In remembrance of ignorance oldest praise

Tell me who of them [bad word] to be
How many of them are you and me
Dissipation
Race relations
Consolation
Segregation
Dispe