As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
正如我穿行過滿是死亡陰影的山谷
I take a look at my life and realise there's nuthin' left
我回顧以往生活發覺什麼也沒有留下
'Cuz I've been blasting and laughing so long, that
因為我在葉子和鬼笑中沉迷太久
Even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
甚至我媽都覺得我早都瘋了
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
但是我從不為一個沒種的人祈禱
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
被當作廢物一樣對待你可能從未聽說
You better watch how you're talking, and where you're walking
你最好注意說話的方式走路上時候長點眼
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
你和你的伙計們可能會橫屍街頭
I really hate to trip but i gotta loc
我真的討厭出行，但又不得不去
As I Grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
當我長大時我出現在打槍後的煙霧裡，好傻
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
我是那種黑幫頭目小弟想成為的樣子
on my knees in the night, saying prayers in the streetlight.
晚上在街頭燈光下跪著祈禱
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives , living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
The getto situation, they got me facin
'他們讓我面對的是這種貧民窟的境地
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes
我不能過普通的生活，我是被有前科的人撫養長大的
So I gotta be down with the hood team
我必須與他們這群人同生共死
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
看過太多的電視教會我要追逐名利
I'm an educated fool with money on my mind
我是一個沒教養的白痴，頭腦裡只有錢
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
手裡有了機槍，眼中就放綠光
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
我是一個在黑幫外遊蕩的痞子
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool
我的兄弟倒下並不會激起我的憤怒，傻子！
Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away,
死亡不算什麼，只是心跳不再
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say
我活在世上，去乾或是去死，我還能說什麼
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
我現在23歲了，但我想活著看到24歲
The way things are going I don't know
境況發展的方向都是我不知道的
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
告訴我為什麼我們要這樣，就這樣盲目對待
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
如果要一個人受傷，是你還是我
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Power and the money, money and the power
權力和金錢，金錢和權力
Minute after minute, hour after hour
一分鐘接著一分鐘，一小時接著一小時
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
每個人都在拼命，但是他們中半數人不好好看著
What's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin
廚房裡發生了什麼事，我不知道什麼爆裂
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
他們說我得去學，但在這沒有人教我
If they can't undersstand it, how can they reach me
如果他們不懂，他們如何教會我
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
我猜他們不行，我猜他們以後也不會
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
我猜他們漠不關心，這就是為什麼我知道我的生命是不幸的，傻子
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Been spending most their lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
把他們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Keep spending most our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise
繼續消磨我們的大部分人生，在黑幫的天堂裡度過
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
告訴我我們為什麼這樣，盲目地看待
That the one's we hurt , are you and me
我們傷害的那個，就是我們自己
Tell me why are we, so blind to see
告訴我我們為什麼這樣，視而不見
That the one's we hurt, are you and me
我們傷害的那個，就是我們自己
gangstas Paradise