Ghetto Square Dance
Coolio

As I walk thru the valley of the shadow of death

I take a look at my life and realize there's much left

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

Even my Mama thinks that my mind is 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'd better watch how you talkin', and where you're walkin'

Or you and your homies might be like a chap

I really hate to check but I gotta look

As they croak I see myself in the pistals smoke ... fool

I'm the kind of cheater little homies wanna be like

On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the street light

Been spending most their lives livin' 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 with no more right, I was raised by the street

So I gotta be damned with the hood team

Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

I'm a educated fool with money on my mind

Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye

I'm a loped out placeto certain trippin' banker

And my homing is down so don't arouse my anger ... fool

Dead bay nothin' but a heart beat away

I'm livin' light, do or die, what can I say

I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24

The way things is 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

The Power and the money, money and the power

Minute after minute, hour after hour

Everybody's money, but half of them ain't lookin'

It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cooking

They say I've got to learn but nobody's there 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 for

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 ...


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  [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   Gangsta's Paradise   Gangstas Paradise   Gangster's Paradise   Gangsters Paradise   Get Up Get Down   Geto Highlights   Geto Highlites   Ghetto Cartoon   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

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