:00:44
As I walk through the Valley
of the Shadow of Death
:00:47
I take a look at my life
and realize there's nothin' left
:00:50
'Cause I been blastin'
and laughin' so long
:00:53
That even my mama thinks
that my mind is gone
:00:56
I really hate to trip
but I gotta loc
:00:58
As they croak I see myself
in the pistol smoke
:01:01
Fool, I'm the kind of "G"
the little homies wanna be like
:01:04
On my knees in the night
sayin' prayers in the street light
:01:08
Been spending most their lives
living in a gangsta's paradise
:01:13
They been spending most their lives
living in a gangsta's paradise
:01:19
We keep spending most our lives
living in a gangsta's paradise
:01:25
We keep spending most our lives
living in a gangsta's paradise
:01:30
Look at the situation
they got me facin'
:01:33
I can't live with no hope
I was raised by the state
:01:36
So I gotta be down
with the hood team
:01:39
Took much television-watchin'
got me chasin' dreams
:01:41
I'm a educated fool
with money on my mind
:01:44
Got my tin in my hand
and a gleam in my eye
:01:47
I'm a loc'd out gangsta
set trippin' banga
:01:50
And my homies is down
So don't arouse my anger
:01:53
Fool, death ain't nothin'
but a heartbeat away
:01:56
I'm livin' life do or die
What can I say
:01:59
I'm 23, never will I live
to see 24