Gangsters Paradise Lyrics - Coolio

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death 

I take a look at my life and realize there's nuttin' left 

Cause 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 talkin and where you walkin 

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk 

I really hate to trip but I gotta loc 

As they croak 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 street light 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

Look at the situation, they got me facin 

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

So I gotta be down with the hood team 

Too much television watchin got me chasin dreams 

I'm a educated fool with money on my mind 

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

I'm a loc'ed out gangsta, set-trippin banger 

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

Death ain't nuthin but a heartbeat away 

I'm livin life do-or-die-a, what can I say? 

I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-fo'? 

The way things is goin I don't know 

Tell me why are we so blind to see 

That the ones we hurt are you and me 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living 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 

It's goin on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin 

They say I got to 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 outta luck, fool 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

Tell 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 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We've been spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

We keep spending most our lives 

Living in the Gangsta's Paradise 

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