Lyrics Gangsta's Paradise - James Morrison
As
I
walk
through
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
death
I
take
a
look
at
my
life
And
realize
there′s
nothing
left.
'Cause
I′ve
been
blasting
and
laughing
so
long
That
even
my
momma
thinks
that
my
mind
has
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
betta
watch
how
ya
talking
And
where
ya
walking
Or
you
and
your
homies
might
be
lined
in
chalk.
I
really
hate
to
trip
but
I
gotta
lop,
As
they
croak,
I
see
myself
in
the
pistol
smoke.
Fool,
I′m
the
kinda
g
that
little
homie's
wanna
be
like,
On
my
knees
in
the
night
Saying
prayers
in
the
street
light.
We′ve
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We′ve
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta′s
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
Look
at
the
situation,
they
got
me
facing,
I
can't
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
an
educated
fool
with
money
on
my
mind
Got
my
ten
in
my
hand
and
a
gleam
in
my
eye.
I'm
a
loc′ed
out
gangsta,
set
tripping
banger
And
my
homies
are
down
so
don't
arouse
my
anger.
Fool,
death
ain′t
nothing
but
a
heart
beat
away,
I'm
living
life
do
or
die,
what
can
I
say?
I′m
twenty-three
now,
will
I
ever
live
to
see
twenty-four,
The
way
things
is
going
I
don't
know.
Tell
me
why
are
we
So
blind
to
see.
That
the
ones
we
hurt
Are
you
and
me?
We've
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta′s
paradise.
We′ve
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta′s
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
Power
and
the
money,
money
and
the
power,
Minute
after
minute,
hour
after
hour,
Everybody′s
running,
but
half
of
them
ain't
looking
It′s
going
on
in
the
kitchen
But
I
don't
know
what's
cooking.
They
say
I
gotta
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,
foo!
We′ve
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We′ve
been
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta's
paradise.
We
keep
spending
most
our
lives
Living
in
a
gangsta′s
paradise.
Tell
me
why
are
we
So
blind
to
see.
That
the
ones
we
hurt
Are
you
and
me?
Tell
me
why
are
we
So
blind
to
see.
That
the
ones
we
hurt
Are
you
and
me?
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