Gangsta's Paradise

Gangsta's Paradise - Jack Willis

As I walk through the valley

Of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life

And realize there's nothing left

Cause I've been blasting

And laughing 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 ya talking

And where ya walking

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 kind of G

That little homies wanna be like

On my knees in the night

Saying prayers in the street light

Been spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Been spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Look at the situation

They got me facing

I can't live a normal life

I was raised by the street

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watching

Got me chasing dreams

I'm an educated fool

With money on my mind

Got my ten in my hand

And a gleam in my eye

I'm a locd out gangsta

Set tripping banger

And my homies is down

So don't arouse my anger fool

Death ain't nothing

But a heartbeat away

I'm living my life do or die

What can I say

I'm twenty three now

But will I live to see twenty four

The way things is going

I don't know

Tell me why are we so blind to see

That the ones we hurt are you and me

Been spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Been spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Power and the money money and the power

Minute after minute hour after hour

Everybody's running

But half of them ain't looking

What's going on in the kitchen

But I don't know what's cooking

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 spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Been spending most our lives

Living in a gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives

Living in a 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