Gangsta's Paradise 2K11 (Bernasconi & Farenthide Instrumental Mix) - Coolio

You want to tell me what this is all about?

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left

Cause I've been blastin' and laughin so long that

Even my ma'ma 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 grew 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

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

They got the situation, they got me facin'

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

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watchin' got me chasin' 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 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 heart beat 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-fow'?

The way things are goin' 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 their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

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

What's goin on in the kitchen, but I dont know what's cookin

They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me,

If they cant 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!

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Been spending most their lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

Keep spending most our lives living in the Gangsta's Paradise

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