GANGSTA'S PARADISE-Coolio

[ti:Gangsta's Paradise]
[ar:Coolio]
[al:Grammy Nominees 1996]
[by:]
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[00:12.36]As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
[00:14.98]I take a look at my life and realise there's nuthin' left
[00:18.29]'Cuz I've been blasting and laughing so long that
[00:21.29]Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
[00:24.10]But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
[00:27.10]Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
[00:30.35]You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
[00:33.23]Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
[00:36.42]I really hate to trip but i gotta loc
[00:39.11]As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke fool
[00:42.48]I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
[00:45.29]On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight
[00:47.54]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[00:54.48]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[01:00.74]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[01:06.18]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[01:12.49]The getto situation they got me facin'
[01:15.00]I can't live a normal life I was raised by the stripes
[01:18.24]So I gotta be down with the hood team
[01:21.05]Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
[01:24.12]I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
[01:26.99]Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
[01:30.24]I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
[01:33.12]And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool
[01:36.30]Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away
[01:38.99]I'm living life do or die what can I say
[01:42.36]I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24
[01:45.43]The way things are going I don't know
[01:48.05]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[01:53.87]That the one's we hurt are you and me
[01:59.93]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[02:06.37]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[02:12.24]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[02:18.43]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[02:24.43]Power and the money money and the power
[02:27.43]Minute after minute hour after hour
[02:30.43]Everybody's running but half of them ain't looking
[02:33.36]What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin'
[02:35.99]They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me
[02:39.37]If they can't undersstand it how can they reach me
[02:42.81]I guess they can't I guess they won't
[02:45.11]I guess they front that's why I know my life is out of luck fool
[02:48.89]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[02:54.57]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[03:00.76]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[03:06.45]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise
[03:12.33]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:17.71]That the one's we hurt are you and me
[03:23.95]Tell me why are we so blind to see
[03:29.76]That the one's we hurt are you and me
[03:35.90]The End