[Intro] (Deep piano notes) [Verse 1] I step out the shadows, of the Chicago night Guns blazin', the streets are my fight Got a reputation, for the things I done But in this gangsta's paradise, I'm the only one [Verse 2] Raised on the corners, where the dealers play Where the rules are made, by the gun every day I've seen the innocent, fall to the concrete In this world of crime, I learned to stay discrete [Chorus] This is my gangsta's paradise, where the sinners thrive Where the streets are paved, with the blood of theives In this city of darkness, I found my light I'm the king of this jungle, in the Gangsta's Paradise [Outro] (Heartbeat-like drumming fades out)