Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise lyrics

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of d**h I take a look at my life and realize nothing's left Cause I've been blasting and laughing so long that even My mama thinks my minds 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 lined in chalk I really hate the trip but I gotta loc As the croak I see myself in the pistol smoke Fool! I'm the kinda g that little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night Saying prayers in the street light.. ( chorus ) Been spending most of our lives living in the gangsta's paradise (x2) Keep spending most of our lives living in the gangsta's paradise (x2) Look at the situation, they got me facing I can never live a normal life, I was raised by the street So I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watching got me chasing dreams I'm a educated fool with money on my mind Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd gangsta set trippin banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger Fool! d**h ain't nothing but a heartbeat away I'm living life, do or die what can I say I'm twenty-three now , will I live to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't know Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me ( chorus ) Power in the money , money in the power Minute after minute, hour after hour Everybodys running but half ain't looking What's going on in the kitchen but don't know what's cookin' They say I gotta learn but nobody's here to teach me If they cant understand it, how can they reach me I guess they can't , I guess they won't , I guess they front That's why my life is outta luck fool ! (chorus ) Tell me why are we so blind to see That the ones we hurt are you and me ( x2 )