As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise (2X)
Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise (2x)
They got the situation, they got me facin'
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
Power and the money, money and the power
Minute after minute, hour after hour
