As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.I take a look at my life and realize there's nuttin' left.'Cuz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that.Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone.But I ain't neva crossed a man that didn't deserve it.Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of.You betta watch how you're talkin', and where you're walkin'.Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc.As they group I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool.I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like .Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise.On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight.They got the situation, they got me facin' .I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the state.So I gotta be down with the hood team.Too much television watchin' got me chasin'dreams.I'm a educated fool with money on my mind.Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye.I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banga.And my homies is down so don't arouse my anga, fool.Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat 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 goin' I don't know Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise.Power and the money, money and the power.Minute after minute, hour after hour.Everybody's runnin', but half of them ain't lookin'.What's goin' on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'.They say I got ta 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.