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[00:11.33]As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:14.13]I take a look at my life and realise there＇s nuthin＇ left
[00:17.50]＇Cuz I＇ve been blasting and laughing so long, that
[00:20.41]Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
[00:22.92]But I ain＇t never crossed a man that didn＇t deserve it
[00:25.79]Me be treated like a punk you know that＇s unheard of
[00:28.99]You better watch how you＇re talking, and where you＇re walking
[00:31.71]Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
[00:34.73]I really hate to trip but i gotta loc
[00:37.58]As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
[00:40.85]I＇m the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
[00:43.42]on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight.
[01:10.32]The getto situation, they got me facin＇
[01:12.63]I can＇t live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
[01:15.84]So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:18.31]Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
[01:21.32]I＇m an educated fool with money on my mind
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[01:27.19]I＇m a loc＇d out gangsta set trippin＇ banger
[01:30.35]And my homies is down so don＇t arouse my anger, fool
[01:33.42]Death ain＇t nothing but a heartbeat away,
[01:36.09]I＇m living life, do or die, what can I say
[01:39.41]I＇m 23 now, but will I live to see 24
[01:42.38]The way things are going I don＇t know
[01:45.58]Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[01:51.30]Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[01:57.07]Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:03.15]Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:08.97]Power and the money, money and the power
[02:11.44]Minute after minute, hour after hour
[02:14.24]Everybody＇s running, but half of them ain＇t looking
[02:17.15]What＇s going on in the kitchen, but I don＇t know what＇s cookin＇
[02:20.21]They say I gotta learn, but nobody＇s here to teach me
[02:23.07]If they can＇t undersstand it, how can they reach me
[02:26.35]I guess they can＇t, I guess they won＇t
[02:28.51]I guess they front, that＇s why I know my life is out of luck, fool
[02:32.18]Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:37.95]Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:43.62]Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:49.60]Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta＇s paradise
[02:55.23]Tell me why are we, so blind to see
[03:00.49]That the one＇s we hurt, are you and me
[03:06.43]Tell me why are we, so blind to see
[03:12.15]That the one＇s we hurt, are you and me