Dangerous Minds Music from the Motion Picture, Coolio, L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise

[00:11.89] As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death [00:14.89] I take a look at my life, and realize there's nothin' left [00:18.39] 'Cause I've been blastin' and laughin' so long [00:20.92] That even my momma thinks that my mind is gone [00:23.93] But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it [00:26.99] Me be treated like a punk, you know that's unheard of [00:30.25] You better watch how you talkin' and where you walkin' [00:33.35] Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk [00:36.00] I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc [00:39.10] As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke [00:41.92] Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like [00:45.18] On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight [00:48.66] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [00:54.52] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [01:00.52] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [01:06.63] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [01:12.29] Look at the situation they got me facin' [01:15.18] I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street [01:18.16] So I gotta be down with the hood team [01:21.14] Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams [01:24.12] I'm a educated fool with money on my mind [01:27.15] Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye [01:30.10] I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger [01:33.08] And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger [01:35.97] Fool, death ain't nothin' but a heart beat away [01:39.08] I'm livin' life do or die, what can I say? [01:42.25] I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24? [01:45.38] The way things is goin', I don't know [01:47.62] Tell me why are we so blind to see [01:53.76] That the ones we hurt are you and me? [02:00.46] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [02:06.62] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [02:12.65] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [02:18.55] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [02:24.44] Power and the money, money and the power [02:27.48] Minute after minute, hour after hour [02:30.44] Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin' [02:33.19] It's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin' [02:36.32] They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me [02:39.35] If they can't understand it, how can they reach me? [02:42.69] I guess they can't, I guess they won't [02:44.95] I guess they frontin', that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool! [02:48.74] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [02:54.64] Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [03:00.48] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [03:06.56] Keep spendin' most our lives livin' in the gangsta's paradise [03:11.76] Tell me why are we so blind to see [03:17.77] That the ones we hurt are you and me? [03:23.82] Tell me why are we so blind to see [03:29.72] That the ones we hurt are you and me? [03:37.41]