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As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
當我孤身一人走過死亡幽谷時，
I take a look at my life, and realize there's nothin' left,
我回頭看向過去，才發現我的過去一無所有，
'Cause I've been blasting and laughing for so,so long ,
因為我早已在毒海和嘻笑打鬧中沉淪已久，
that even my mama thinks that my mind is gone
連我的母親都認為我早已行屍走肉，
But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it
但我永遠不將這一切遷就於他人。
Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of
我將自己塑造成了一個社會渣滓，你知道我以前並不是如此的。
You better watch how you're talking and where you're walking
你最好警言慎行一點，
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
又或者你想要和你的兄弟們橫死街頭，
I really hate to trip but I gotta loc
我真的很不喜歡四處漂泊，但情勢所逼，
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool
當他們嚥下最後一口氣時，我才發現如今自己還身在槍火煙硝之中，蠢蛋，
I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
現在的我早已成為那種街頭混混所景仰的地頭蛇，
On my knees in the night saying prayers in the streetlight
但誰又能知道我在夜深人靜時卻在稀微路燈下暗自祈禱呢?
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
他們窮盡一生只為苟活在這黑街天堂中，
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
他們刀口舔血只為生活在這黑街天堂中。
Look at the situation they got me facin'
看看他們要我所面對的情勢，
I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the street
我無法過著平凡人生，我生活在街頭法則，
So I gotta be down with the hood team
所以我只得和道上兄弟打交道，
Too much television watching got me chasing dreams
那些形形色色的電視節目驅使我去追求我想要的生活，
I'm a educated fool with money on my mind
我是教育體制下的傀儡，腦子裏頭只有錢，
Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my eye
雙手緊握槍械，而光芒閃爍於眼眸間。
I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger
我是個幫派分子，開始滋生事端，
And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger,
而我的兄弟們紛紛倒地也不會覺得過於憤恨，
Fool, death ain't nothing but a heart beat away,
蠢蛋，死亡只不過是心臟不再跳動而已，
I'm living life, do or die, what can I say?
我的生活就是生死之間，我又能說什麼呢?
I'm 23 now, but will I live to see 24
現在我已二三有餘，但能不能活到二四呢?
The way things is going I don't know
這條路上充滿了我無從決定的事。
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise,
他們刀尖舔血只為在這黑街天堂苟延殘喘，
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
他們行走危險只為在這黑街天堂有著明天，
Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise,
但我們只能屈身於這黑街天堂中過著人生，
Keep spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
他們只能屈身於這黑街天堂中望著明日。
Tell me why are we,so blind to see
告訴我，我們為何如此的年少輕狂?
That the ones we hurt,are you and me?
我們所傷害的人，不正是你和我嗎?
Power and the money, money and the power
權利有了金錢，金錢滋生權利，
Minute after minute, hour after hour
每分每秒，每時每刻，
Everybody's running, but half of them ain't looking
每個人都忙碌奔波不已，但大多數人卻不知所求為何，
It's going on in the kitchen, but I don't know what's cookin'
想去廚房下廚，卻發現我連怎麼開火都不會，
They say I gotta learn, but nobody's here to teach me
他們說我必須學習，但又有誰會在這裡教我呢?
If they can't understand , how can they reach me
如果他們連我所處環境都不懂，那又怎麼能理解我呢?
I guess they can't, I guess they won't
我覺得他們根本不會，他們根本不想，
I guess they front, that's why I know my life is out of luck, fool
他們只會轉頭就走，這就是為何我的一生如此不幸，白癡。
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise,
他們刀尖舔血只為在這黑街天堂苟延殘喘，
Been spending most their lives living in the gangsta's paradise
他們行走危險只為在這黑街天堂有著明天，
Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise,
但我們只能屈身於這黑街天堂中過著人生，
Keep spending most our lives living in the gangsta's paradise...
你我只能屈身於這黑街天堂中冀望明日。
