(Intro)
Yeah…
This
one
is
for
the
streets…
For
every
brother
still
trapped
in
the
struggle…
If
you
know…
you
know…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo! (
Hook)
Gangsta’
s
paradise,
na
the
streets
I
remember,
Lost
so
many
years,
still
dey
carry
the
ember.
Lord,
You
showed
me
mercy
when
I
thought
it
was
done,
Now
I’
m
telling
my
story,
let
Your
will
be
done.
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo!
I
survived
the
darkness,
now
my
light
dey
show.
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo!
Grace
carried
me
through
where
I
couldn’
t
go. ⸻ (
Verse 1)
I
left
Naija
when
I
was
barely
twenty,
full
of
dreams
but
my
wisdom
wasn’
t
plenty.
No
mama,
no
papa,
all
alone
overseas,
Just
a
young
Black
boy
praying, “
Lord,
help
me,
please.”
Back
home
dem
raise
me
make
I
live
the
right
way,
But
I
followed
bad
company
and
I
lost
my
way.
Homeboys
said, “
Money
no
dey
wait
for
slow
man,”
I
believed
the
lies
and
entered
another
plan.
Drug
trafficking…
I
thought
say
na
survival,
Didn’
t
know
I
was
writing
my
own
arrival
Inside
prison
walls
where
the
nights
were
cold,
Every
passing
second
made
me
feel
old. ⸻ (
Pre-Hook)
First
missionary
journey…
then
the
second
one…
Running
after
money
while
I
ran
from
the
Son.
When
judgment
came,
I
thought
my
life
was
through,
But
mercy
spoke
louder
than
the
things
I
knew. ⸻ (
Hook)
Gangsta’
s
paradise,
na
the
streets
I
remember,
Lost
so
many
years,
still
dey
carry
the
ember.
Lord,
You
showed
me
mercy
when
I
thought
it
was
done,
Now
I’
m
telling
my
story,
let
Your
will
be
done.
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo!
Those
prison
walls
still
echo
in
my
soul.
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo!
Only
God’
s
grace
made
a
broken
man
whole. ⸻ (
Verse 2)
Death
sentence
hanging
like
a
shadow
on
my
name,
Every
morning
wondering
if
tomorrow
go
remain.
I
saw
grown
men
crying
when
nobody
could
see,
That’
s
when
I
discovered
only
God
could
rescue
me.
I
prayed
in
the
darkness
with
tears
in
my
eyes,
No
lawyer,
no
money—
only
faith
could
arise.
When
the
door
finally
opened
and
I
walked
outside,
I
knew
it
was
mercy,
not
my
strength
or
my
pride.
Now
I
dey
tell
my
brothers, “
No
follow
my
mistake.”
Fast
money
fit
smile,
but
e
fit
steal
your
fate.
No
amount
of
millions
worth
your
peace
or
your
soul,
The
streets
no
dey
love
you
when
the
story
unfolds. ⸻ (
Bridge)
If
you
see
me
smiling
today,
no
be
because
life
easy,
Na
because
God
carried
me
when
everything
was
crazy.
He
turned
my
prison
story
into
living
testimony,
Now
every
breath
I
breathe
belongs
to
Him
only. ⸻ (
Final
Hook)
Gangsta’
s
paradise…
I
no
fit
forget
my
past,
But
by
God’
s
amazing
grace,
I
know
this
pain
won’
t
last.
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
Cipinang…
yo!
From
the
prison
yard
to
a
brand-new
road.
Gangsta’
s
paradise…
this
is
more
than
a
melody,
This
is
pain,
survival,
grace
and
destiny.
If
my
story
fit
save
one
soul
from
falling
apart,
Then
every
scar
I
carry
was
worth
the
price.