0Verse G#0 1As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death G1 2I take a look at my life Cm2 3And realize there's nothing left. G#3 4'Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long G4 Cm5 5That even my momma thinks that my mind has gone. G#6 6But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it. G7 Cm8 7Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of. G#9 8You betta watch how ya talking, and where ya walking G10 Cm11 9Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk. G#12 10I really hate to trip but I gotta lob, G13 Cm14 11As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke. G#15 12Fool, I'm the kinda g that little homie's wanna be like, G16 Cm17 13On my knees in the night, saying prayers in the street light. 14 15 16Chorus G#18 17 We've been spending most our lives G19 Cm20 18Living in a gangsta's paradise. - x2 - 19 G#21 20 We keep spending most our lives G22 Cm23 21Living in a gangsta's paradise. - x2 - 22 23 24Look at the situation, they got me facing, 25I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state. 26So I gotta be down with the 'hood team, 27Too much television watching, got me chasing dreams. 28I'm an educated fool with money on my mind 29Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye. 30I'm a locked out gangsta, set tripping banger 31And my homies are down so don't arouse my anger. 32Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away, 33I'm living life do or die, what can I say? 34I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four, 35The way things is going I don't know. 36 37Tell me why are we 38So blind to see. 39That the ones we hurt 40Are you and me? 41We've been spending most our lives 42Living in a gangsta's paradise. 43We've been spending most our lives 44Living in a gangsta's paradise. 45We keep spending most our lives 46Living in a gangsta's paradise. 47We keep spending most our lives 48Living in a gangsta's paradise. 49 50Power in the money, money in the power, 51Minute after minute, hour after hour, 52Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking 53It's going on in the kitchen 54But I don't know what's cooking. 55They say I gotta learn 56But nobody's here to teach me. 57If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? 58I guess they can't, 59I guess they won't, 60I guess they front, 61That's why I know my life is out of luck, foo! 62 63We've been spending most our lives 64Living in a gangsta's paradise. 65We've been spending most our lives 66Living in a gangsta's paradise. 67We keep spending most our lives 68Living in a gangsta's paradise. 69We keep spending most our lives 70Living in a gangsta's paradise. 71Tell me why are we 72So blind to see. 73That the ones we hurt 74Are you and me? 75Tell me why are we 76So blind to see. 77That the ones we hurt 78Are you and me?