GANGSTAS_PARADISE_Coolios_L_V GANGSTA'S PARADISE - Coolio's & L.V. As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realise there's nothing left 'Cause I've been brassing and laughing so low That even my mama thinks that my mind has gone But I never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of You better watch out your talking, the way you're walking Or you and your homies might be lying in chalk I really hate to trip but I got to elope As they call and see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kind of jeeg a little, homies want to pull Like on my knees in the night, say our prayers in the streetlight. They've been spending most their lives (ah...) Living in the Gansta's paradise They've been spending most their lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise. Look at the situation they got me facing I can live a normal life, I was raised by the strict So I got to 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 tin in my hand and a glint in my eye I'm a low down payed just a sec tripping banker And my whole beat is down So don't arouse my anger Fool, they're paying nothing but a heartbeat away I'm living like you and I, 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? They've been spending most their lives (ah...) Living in the Gansta's paradise They've been spending most their lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise. The 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 got to learn But nobody's here to teach me If they can't understand 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. They've been spending most their lives (ah...) Living in the Gansta's paradise They've been spending most their lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise We keep spending most our lives Living in the Gansta's paradise. Tell me why are we so blind to see (ah...) 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? Ah...