Gangsta's Paradise

[ti:Gangsta's Paradise] [ar:Coolio] [al:BillBoard Top 100 Of 1995] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.69]Gangsta's Paradise-Coolio [00:13.05]As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death [00:15.99]I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left [00:19.24]Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long [00:21.92]That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone [00:24.92]But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it [00:27.92]Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of [00:30.99]You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking [00:34.42]Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk [00:37.24]I really hate to trip but I gotta loc [00:39.98]As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke fool [00:43.42]I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like [00:46.05]On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight [00:49.61]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [00:55.55]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [01:01.55]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [01:07.55]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [01:13.42]Look at the situation they got me facin' [01:15.92]I can't live a normal life I was raised by the streets [01:18.92]So I gotta be down with the hood team [01:21.98]Too much television watching got me chasing dreams [01:25.04]I'm an educated fool with money on my mind [01:28.11]Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye [01:31.04]I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger [01:33.99]And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool [01:37.24]Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [01:40.04]I'm living life do or die what can I say [01:43.37]I'm 23 now but will I live to see 24 [01:46.31]The way things are going I don't know [01:48.93]Tell me why are we so blind to see [01:54.56]That the ones we hurt are you and me [02:00.62]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [02:07.68]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [02:13.62]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [02:19.56]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [02:25.56]Power and the money money and the power [02:28.37]Minute after minute hour after hour [02:31.31]Everybody's running but half of them ain't looking [02:34.43]What's going on in the kitchen but I don't know what's cookin' [02:37.37]They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me [02:40.31]If they can't understand it how can they reach me [02:43.68]I guess they can't I guess they won't [02:46.00]I guess they front that's why I know my life is out of luck fool [02:49.93]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [02:55.62]Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise [03:01.62]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [03:07.56]Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise [03:13.06]Tell me why are we so blind to see [03:18.53]That the one's we hurt are you and me [03:24.72]Tell me why are we so blind to see [03:30.53]That the one's we hurt are you and me