Dangerous Minds movie - Gangsta's Paradise lyrics
rate meSong by Coolio<br /><br>
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death<br>
I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left<br>
coz I've been blastin and laughin so long, that<br>
even my mama thinks that my mind is gone<br>
but I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it<br>
me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of<br>
you better watch how you're talking, and where you're walking<br>
or you and your homies might be lined in chalk<br>
I really hate to trip but i gotta, loc<br>
As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool<br>
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like <br>
on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight<br>
<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
<br>
They got the situation, they got me facin'<br>
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes <br>
so I gotta be down with the hood team<br>
too much television watching got me chasing dreams<br>
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind<br>
got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye<br>
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger<br>
and my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool<br>
death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,<br>
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say<br>
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24<br>
the way things are going I don't know <br>
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[Chorus:]<br>
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Tell me why are we, so blind to see<br>
That the one's we hurt, are you and me<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
<br>
Power and the money, money and the power<br>
minute after minute, hour after hour<br>
everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking<br>
what's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's kickin'<br>
they say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me<br>
if they can't undersstand it, how can they reach me<br>
I guess they can't, I guess they won't <br>
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool<br>
<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise<br>
Tell me why are we, so blind to see<br>
That the one's we hurt, are you and me<br>
Tell me why are we, so blind to see<br>
That the one's we hurt, are you and me<br>
<br>
[fade out]<br>
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