Gangsta's Paradise

Gangsta's Paradise - Paul Chen

Lyrics by：B. Douglas Rasheed/Sanders Larry James/Artis Leon Ivey Jr./Stevie Wonder/Doug Rasheed

Composed by：B. Douglas Rasheed/Sanders Larry James/Artis Leon Ivey Jr./Stevie Wonder/Doug Rasheed

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life

And realize there's not much left

'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long that

Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of

You better watch how you're talkin' and where you're walkin'

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta loc

As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke fool

I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

On my knees in the night sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

They got the situation they got me facin'

I can't live a normal life I was raised by the stripes

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

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

I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger

And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool

Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away

I'm livin' life do or die what can I say

I'm twenty-three now but will I live to see twenty-four

The way things are going I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the one's we hurt are you and me

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Power and the money money and the power

Minute after minute hour after hour

Everybody's runnin' but half of them ain't lookin'

What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin'

They say I gotta 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 fool

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives

Livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the one's we hurt are you and me

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the one's we hurt are you and me