You Can Have Me - Chapter 5

Gangsta's Paradise Lyrics

Stevie Wonder and Coolio

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 blastin' and laughin' 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'd better watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'

Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta, know

As they group 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, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Chorus:

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

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

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

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

They got the situation, they got me facin'

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

So I gotta be down with the hood team

Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

I'm a educated fool with money on my mind

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

I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banga

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

Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away, I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say

I'm 23 now, will I live to see 24 the way things is goin' I don't know

Tell me why are we, so blind to see

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

Chorus:

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

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

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

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

Power and the money, money and the power

Minute after minute, hour after hour

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

What's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' [ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/gangstas-paradise-lyrics-stevie-wonder.html ]

they say I got ta learn,

but nobody's here to teach me

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

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

Chorus:

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

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

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

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

Tell me why are we, so blind to see

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

Tell me why are we, so blind to see

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

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