Stream/Download: https://tommyboyrecords.lnk.to/CoolioGangstasParadiseWE ************************************ 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. ************************************ 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