Greatest Hits Out Now_ https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Coolio_GreatestHits________________________________________Tommy Boy Records is a legendary Hip Hop Electronic record label founded in New York City in 1981. The label is credited with launching the careers of notable legends Queen Latifah House of Pain Coolio and Naughty By Nature.__Tune in to our Tommy Boy Radio 24_7_ https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_tommyboyradio _ ______________________________________ _Follow Tommy Boy Records__https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_instagram_https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Twitter_https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_TikTok_https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Facebook_https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Spotify_https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Soundcloud_Subscribe to the mailing list_ https___tommyboy-records.com_us_sign-up_Shop_ https___tommyboyrecords.lnk.to_Website__ ______________________________________Lyrics__ Verse 1_ Coolio _As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death_I take a look at my life and realize there s nothin left_ Cause I ve been blastin and laughin so long_That even my momma thinks that my mind is gone_But I ain t never crossed a man that didn t deserve it_Me be treated like a punk you know that s unheard of_You better watch how you talkin and where you walkin _Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk_I really hate to trip but I gotta loc_As they croak I see myself in the pistol smoke_Fool I m the kinda G that little homies wanna be like_On my knees in the night sayin prayers in the street light_ Hook 1_ LV _Been spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_Been spending most their lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_ Verse 2_ Coolio _Look at the situation they got me facin _I can t live a normal life I was raised by the street_So I gotta be down with the hood team_Too much television watching got me chasing dreams_I m a educated fool with money on my mind_Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye_I m a loc d out gangsta set trippin banger_And my homies are down so don t arouse my anger_Fool death ain t nothin but a heart beat away_I m livin life do or die what can I say__I m 23 now will I live to see 24__The way things is going I don t know_ Hook 2_ LV _Tell me why are we so blind to see_That the ones we hurt are you and me__ Hook 1 _Been spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_Been spending most their lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_ Verse 3_ Coolio _Power and the money money and the power_Minute after minute hour after hour_Everybody s running but half of them ain t lookin _It s going on in the kitchen but I don t know what s cookin _They say I gotta learn but nobody s here to teach me_If they can t understand it how can they reach me__I guess they can t I guess they won t_I guess they front that s why I know my life is out of luck fool _ Hook 1 _Been spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_Been spending most their lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_We keep spending most our lives_Livin in a gangsta s paradise_ Hook 2 _Tell me why are we so blind to see_That the ones we hurt are you and me__Tell me why are we so blind to see_That the ones we hurt are you and me___ HipHop50 tommyboyrecords ripcoolio