Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio

As I (1)________ through the valley of the (2)____________ of death
I take a look at my life and realise there's nuthin' left
'Cuz I've been blasting and laughing so long, that
Even my mama thinks (3)________ 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 (4)____________ watch how you're talking, and where you're walking
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I (5)____________ hate to trip but i (6)__________ loc
As I Grow I see myself in the (7)____________ 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
Been (8)________________ 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


The getto situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a (9)____________ life, I was raised by the stripes
So I (10)__________ be down with the hood team
Too (11)________ television watching got me chasing dreams
I'm an educated (12)________ with money on my mind
Got my tin in my hand and a gleam in my eye
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
And my (13)____________ is down so don't (14)____________ my anger, fool
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,

I'm living life, do or die, what can I say
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
The way (15)____________ are going I don't know


Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Been (16)________________ 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 (17)________________ most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise

Power and the money, (18)__________ and the power
Minute (19)__________ minute, hour after hour
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't (20)________ what's cookin'
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
If (21)________ can't understand it, how can they reach me
I guess (22)________ can't, I (23)__________ (24)________ won't
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool


Been spending most their lives, (25)____________ in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives, (26)____________ in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
Keep spending (27)________ 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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