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 glassin' and laughin' so long that even my momma 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 better watch how you're talkin' and where you're walkin', or you and your homies might be lyin' in chalk. I really hate to trip, but I gotta look. As they quote, I see myself in their pistol smoke. Fool, I'm the kind of G that little homies wanna be like on my knees in the night, singin' prayers in the streetlight. Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangster's paradise... Look at the situation they got me face in. I can't live a normal life. I was raised by the streets, so I gotta be down with the hood team. Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams. I'm an educated fool with money on my mind. Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye. I'm a loafed out gangster sent trippin' bangin'. And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool. Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away. I'm livin' life do or die or what can I say? I'm 23 now but 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 ones we are are you and me? Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangster'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'. 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, fool. Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangster's paradise... Tell me why are we so blind to see that the ones we are are you and me? Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in a gangster's paradise...