Coolio Ft. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise

Do you wonna tell me what is this all about?

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left

Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long, That even my mama thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of

You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta loc As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool

I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight

Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise

Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise

Look at the situation they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets

So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watching got me chasing dreams

I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye