| As i walk through the valley of the shadow of death
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| I take a look at my life and realize theres nothing left
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| 'cuz i been blastin and laughing so long that
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| even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
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| but i never crossed a man that didn’t deserve it
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| me be treated like a punk
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| you know thats unheard of
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| you better watch out, you talking, or where you walking
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| or you and your homies might be lying to talk
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| I realy hate to trip, but i gotta lope
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| as they croke i see myself in the pistal smoke, fool
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| im the kind of G that little homies wanna be like
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| on my knees in the nite, saying prayers in the street light
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| Been spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| keep spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| Look at the situation they got me facin'
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| i can’t live a normal life
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| i was raised by the street
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| so i gotta be down with the hood team
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| too much television watch has got me chasin dreams
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| i’m a educated fool with money on my mind
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| got my ten in my hand in the gleem of my eye
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| i’m a lope doubt gansta set tripping bangger
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| and my homies is down so don’t arouse my anger, fool
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| death ain’t nothin but a heart beat away
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| i’m livin' life do or die or what can i say
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| i’m twenty-three never will i live to see twenty-four
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| the way things is goin' i don’t know
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| tell me why are we so blind to see
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| that the ones we hurt are you and me
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| Been spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| keep spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| Power in the money, money in the power
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| minute after minute, hour after hour
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| everybody’s running or have they take a look
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| what is going on in the kitchen
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| but i donno know what’s cookin'
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| they say i gotta learn but nobody’s here to teach me
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| if they can’t understand it
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| how can they reach me?
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| i guess they can’t, i guess they won’t
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| i guess they run,
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| that’s how i know my life is outa luck, fool
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| Been spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| keep spending most our lives livin in the gangsta’s paradise (2x)
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| tell me why are we so blind to see
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| that the ones we hurt are you and me (2x) |