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