AS I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH I TAKE A LOOK AT MY LIFE AND REALIZE NOTHINGS LEFT CAUSE IVE BEEN BLASTING AND LAUGHING SO LONG THAT EVEN MY MAMA THINKS MY MINDS GONE BUT I AINT NEVER CROSSED A MAN THAT DIDNT DESERVE IT ME BE TREATED LIKE A PUNK YOU NEVER UNHEARD OF YOU BETTER WATCH HOW YOURE TALKING AND WHERE YOURE WALKING OR YOU AND YOUR HOMIES MIGHT LINED THE CHALKED I REALLY HATE THE TRIP BUT I GOTTA LOC AS THE CROAK I SEE MYSELF IN THE PISTOL SMOKE FOOL IM THE KINDA G THAT LITTLE HOMIES WANNA BE LIKE ALL MY KNEES IN THE NIGHT SAYING PRAYERS IN THE STREET LIGHT CHORUS BEEN SPENDING MOST OF OUR LIVES LIVING IN THE GANGSTAS PARADISE X KEEP SPENDING MOST OF OUR LIVES LIVING IN THE GANGSTAS PARADISE X LOOK AT THE SITUATION THEY GOT ME FACING I CAN NEVER LIVE A NORMAL LIFE I WAS RAISED BY THE STRIPES SO I GOTTA BE DOWN WITH THE HOOD TEAM TOO MUCH TELEVISION WATCHING GOT ME CHASING DREAMS IM A EDUCATED FOOL WITH MONEY ON MY MIND GOT MY TIN IN MY HAND AND A GLEAM IN MY EYE IM A LOCD GANGSTA S