Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise

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 G that little homies want to be like
On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light
They 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 paradise
They 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 know
Tell 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
Everybodys running, 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 ... fool
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.