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 longThat even my momma thinks that my mind has 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're talking, and where you're 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 kinda G the little homies wanna be like,On my knees in the nightSaying prayers in the street light.[Chorus:]We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving 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 streets.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 mindGot my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye.I'm a lok'd out gangsta, set tripping bangerAnd my homies is down so don't arouse my anger.Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away,I'm living 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 weSo blind to seeThat the ones we hurtAre you and me?We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving 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 lookingIt's going on in the kitchenBut I don't know what's cooking.They say I gotta learnBut 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!We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We've been spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.We keep spending most our livesLiving in a gangsta's paradise.Tell me why are weSo blind to see.That the ones we hurtAre you and me?Tell me why are weSo blind to see.That the ones we hurtAre you and me?
Lyrics by Coolio
[Instrumental] 1-2-3-4 (sumpin' New) 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) [Timber Mix] 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New) 2 Minutes & 21 Seconds Of Funk 2 Minutes & 21 Seconds Of Funk A Thing Goin On A Thing Goin' On A Thing Going On All The Way Live All The Way Live (now) Aw Here It Goes Aw Here It Goes [theme From Kenan And Kel] Aw Here It Goes [Theme from Kenan and Kel][#] Bright As The Sun Bring Back Somethin Fo Da Hood Bring Back Somethin' Fo Da Hood C U When I Get There C U When U Get There C U When U Get There (Album Version) C U When U Get There (Bill & Humberto's Orchestra ... C U When U Get There [Amended LP Version] [Version... C U When U Get There [Bill and Humberto's Orchestr... C U When U Get There [Ren Swan's Mix] C U When You Get There Can I Get Down 1X Can I Get Down 1x [Amended LP Version] [Version] Can U Dig It Can U Dig It [Amended LP Version] [Version] Can-O-Corn Country Line County Line Cruisin' Cruisin' Crusin' Devil is Dope Do It Drama Exercise Yo Game [Clean] Exercise Yo' Game Exercise Yo' Game Fantastic Voyage Fantastic Voyage (Timber Mix) Fantastic Voyage [Album Version] Fantastic Voyage [original Version][mix] For My Sistas Fucc Coolio Gangsta Walk Gangsta's Paradise Gangstas Paradise Gangster's Paradise Gangsters Paradise Get Up Get Down Geto Highlights Geto Highlites Ghetto Cartoon Ghetto Square Dance Hand On My Nutsac Hear Me Now Hit 'em Hit 'em High Hit 'em High (the Monstar's Anthem) Hit 'em Hit 'em High Homeboy Homeboy [Amended LP Version] [Version] I Breaks 'em Off I Breaks 'em Off I C U When U Get There I Like Girls I Remeber I Remember I Remember [Album Mix] I See You When You Get There I'm Seein' Bodiez in The Alley & Blood in The ... I'm Seein' Bodiez In The Alley And Blood In The Va... Interlude Interlude [Amended LP Version] [Version] Intro Is This Me Is This Me? Island Hop It Takes A Thief It's All The Way (now) It's All The Way Live It's All The Way Live Kinda High Kinda Drunk Kinda High, Kinda Drunk Knight Fall Knight Fall [Amended LP Version] [Version] Knock Out Kings Knockout Kings Lady And A Gangsta Let's Do It Let's Do It [Amended LP Version] [Version] Let's Do It Life Malcolm's Hermaphrodite Paradise (Gangsta's Paradi... Malcolm's Hermaphrodite Paradise (Gangsta... Mama I'm In Love Wit A Gangsta Mama, I'm in Love wit a Gangsta Mama, I'm In Love Wit A Gangsta Mary Jane Money (dollar Bill Y'all) Money (dollar Bill Y'all) My Soul My Soul [Amended LP Version] [Version] N Da Closet Nature Of The Business On My Way To Harlem One for the Money One Mo One More Night Ooh La La Ooh La La [Album Version] Ooh La La [Amended LP Version] [Version] Recoup This Rollin' With My Homies See You When I Get There See You When You Get There Shake It Up Show Me Love Slip Away Smilin' Smilin' Smokin' Stix Smokin' Stix Somebody's Gotta Die Somebody's Gotta Die Sticky Fingers Sticky Fingers (Alternate Sticky Fingers (alternate) Street Life By Beenie Man Sumpin' New Sumpin' New Sunshine Take It to the Hub That's How It Is That's How It Is The Devil Is Dope The Revolution The Winner Thought You Knew Throwdown 2000 Throwdown 2000 [Amended LP Version] [Version] Thru The Window Too Hot Too Hot [Clean] U Know Hoo U Know Hoo! Ugly Bitches What is an MC What Is An Mc? Would You Still Be Mine