Gangsta's Paradise-Deja Vu

[ti:Gangsta's Paradise] [ar:Deja Vu] [al:Hip Hop Classics: 30th Anniversary] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Gangsta's Paradise - Deja Vu [00:12.83]As i walk through the valley of the shadow of death [00:15.52]I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin left [00:18.95]Cause i've been blasting and laughing so long [00:21.46]That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone [00:24.42]But i ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it [00:27.68]Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of [00:30.17] [00:30.74]You better watch how you're talking [00:32.62]And where you're walking [00:33.75]Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk [00:35.86] [00:36.65]I really hate to trip but i gotta loc [00:38.64] [00:39.29]As they croak i see myself in the pistol smoke fool [00:42.78]I'm the kinda g the little homies wanna be like [00:45.22]On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight [00:48.57] [00:49.11]Been spending most their lives [00:50.64] [00:51.28]Living in the gangsta's paradise [00:53.48] [00:54.94]Been spending most their lives [00:56.97]Living in the gangsta's paradise [00:59.44] [01:00.86]Keep spending most our lives [01:03.02]Living in the gangsta's paradise [01:05.32] [01:06.79]Keep spending most our lives [01:08.88]Living in the gangsta's paradise [01:11.26] [01:12.29]Look at the situation they got me facin [01:14.38] [01:14.99]I can't live a normal life [01:16.40]I was raised by the streets [01:17.45] [01:17.99]So i gotta be down with the hood thing [01:20.17] [01:20.85]Too much television watching got me chasing dreams [01:23.11] [01:23.85]I'm an educated fool put money on my mind [01:26.20] [01:26.81]Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye [01:29.28] [01:29.79]I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin banger [01:32.52]And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger fool [01:36.06]Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [01:38.53]I'm living life do or die what can i say [01:41.04] [01:41.77]I'm 23 now but will i live to see 24 [01:44.15] [01:44.75]The way things are going i don't know [01:46.56] [01:47.17]Tell me why are we so blind to see [01:52.24] [01:53.05]That the ones we hurt are you and me [01:58.22] [02:00.17]Been spending most their lives [02:01.82] [02:02.37]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:04.56] [02:05.96]Been spending most their lives [02:08.08]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:10.50] [02:11.90]Keep spending most our lives [02:14.02]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:16.46] [02:17.82]Keep spending most our lives [02:19.92]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:22.30] [02:23.33]The power and the money money and the power [02:25.61] [02:26.35]Minute after minute hour after hour [02:28.65] [02:29.31]Everybody's running [02:30.11] [02:30.68]But half of them ain't looking [02:31.72]What's going on in the kitchen [02:32.98] [02:33.57]But i don't know what's cookin [02:34.51] [02:35.09]They say i gotta learn [02:36.39]But nobody's here to teach me [02:38.02]If they can't understand it [02:39.56]How can they reach me [02:40.60] [02:41.39]I guess they can't i guess they won't [02:43.12] [02:43.67]I guess they front [02:44.25] [02:44.78]That's why i know my life is out of luck fool [02:46.77] [02:47.59]Been spending most their lives [02:49.15] [02:49.74]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:51.95] [02:53.24]Been spending most their lives [02:55.49]Living in the gangsta's paradise [02:57.88] [02:59.18]Keep spending most our lives [03:01.41]Living in the gangsta's paradise [03:03.81] [03:05.18]Keep spending most our lives [03:07.35]Living in the gangsta's paradise [03:10.22]Tell me why are we so blind to see [03:14.99] [03:16.00]That the one's we hurt are you and me [03:21.10] [03:23.09]Been spending most their lives [03:25.10]Living in the gangsta's paradise [03:27.51] [03:28.90]Been spending most their lives [03:31.06]Living in the gangsta's paradise [03:33.47] [03:34.84]Keep spending most their lives [03:36.98]Living in the gangsta's paradise [03:39.40] [03:40.73]Keep spending most their lives [03:42.90]Living in the gangsta's paradise