Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise (Official Music Video) Edit

And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool

As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death

Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it

Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away

Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

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

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

I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes

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, fool

I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc

I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left

I'm an educated fool with money on my mind

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

I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like

I'm twenty three now, but will I live to see twenty four

If they can't understand it, how can they reach me

Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of

Minute after minute, hour after hour

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

Power and the money, money and the power

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Tell me why are we, so blind to see

Tell me why are we, so blind to see

That the one's we hurt, are you and me

The way things are going I don't know

They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me

Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'

You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'