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    Coolio -Gangsta's Paradise
    25th Anniversary
    Limited Edition
    Remastered

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I'm seein' bodies in the alley and blood in the valley
From the shores of Maine all the way to Compton Cali
I'm callin' rally to the homies in the street light
Take a real close at what it look like
A young nigga in the ghetto raised up on grift
The first thing momma told him was don't take no shit
Playin tag with body bag
Bullets
And bloody rag
And did you put the dodge on the toe tag?
Whoever the man today, might not be the man tomorrow
Cuz life is full of hardships, pimp slaps, and sorrow
Ya gotta believe in something, but whatever ya do
Make sure what you believe is real and true
Fuck the lies and alibies an' come to realize
My vision won't assault of wasted on blind lil' eyes
Like A-T and T ya gotta make a switch
Or get pushed to the side like a lil' ol' bitch

When the Revolution come I'm gonna be up front
With my finga on the trigga of a Mossburg Pump
When the Revolution come I'm gonna be right there
With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair

I've been hollerin' and hoopin' yeah
Lootin' an' shootin'
I'm doin' some recruitin' to bring mo' troops in
Niggas don't be doin' what they 'posed to do
They betta post on the corna with the busta crew
Playin' games I used to play back in '79
With the same bullshit an' the same ol' lie
If you want some respect ya won't be individual
On the nigga nuts cuz he rollin' in the Sixty-four
Yo favorite line is fuck all a y'all
But one day there's gonna be a final call
That's why I'm rollin' deep in the motherfuckin' Jeep
Always on the peep an' my crew don't fall asleep
So pull your money out ya your pocket an' put it in the middle
This ain't no rooster ass Chicken George nigga on a fiddle, huh
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
In my mothafuckin' self I trust

When the Revolution come I'm gonna be up front
With my finga on the trigga of a Mossberg Pump
When the Revolution come I'm gonna be right there
With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair

Way back in the dayz we used to sling 'em in the street
But now when niggas get beat
They wanna go an' get their heat
Everybody know that you know how to kill
But tell me do you how to let a nigga live
I gotta dream that maybe one day
Niggas can't fight then walk away
I'm talkin' fist to cuff with them pistols up, an'
Shoot 'em from the shoulders
To show them you can hold your
I sing the song of the fight of the black man
In America
In a state of hysteria
No longa will I accept the second rate
I plan to set the record straight before I disobey
It’s the one - two combination punch to the throat
There's a hole in ya boat bitch
That's all she wrote
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
In my mothafuckin' self I trust

When the Revolution come I'm gonna be up front
With my finga on the trigga of a Mossberg Pump
When the Revolution come I'm gonna be right there
With my nine in my hand and braids in my hair
When The revolution come Imma be straight loc
Going old in the cutta, pistol smoke
When the revolution come
When the revolution come

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from Gangsta's Paradise (25th Anniversary - Remastered), released September 25, 2020
PRODUCER: Brian Dobbs, WRITER: G. Goldstein, WRITER: A. Butler, WRITER: B. Dobbs, WRITER: A. Ivey Jr.

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With over 17 million records sold worldwide, Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Coolio is an artist known around the world as a musical and cooking master of extraordinary reinvention.

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