[Verse 1] Imagine looking at life through rose-tinted glasses And the policy of the people is passive And all the women got fat asses And all the homies got dubs and deeds to spend And when the po-po's pass they wave and say "hi" And wear a grin (hey) And everybody that you meet is a potential friend And the women in your life love you for yourself and not your ends And the population's real so there's no reason to pretend And ignore we are the same, so no one hates you for the colour of your skin And every waking thought is one of peace and harmony and bliss That simple satisfaction like a plate of eggs and grits Senses fully alive like the feeling of a first kiss And when it's check out time you got a smile on your lips, huh And the whole world is like your next-door neighbour Quick to do you a favour even though we come in a million different flavours And I know there's not enough time to put it all in one rhyme So I savour the flavour and sweet taste I feel from the rays of the sunshine [Chorus - Woman singing] Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'm sittin in the sunshine The sunshine, like the world was mine, the sunshine Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'm walkin in the sunshine The sunshine, like the world was mine, the sunshine [Verse 2] If love was a flower I'd spread the petals about the planet And plant seeds throughout every city and country Even in those who do not want me I try to make some sense of the situation that we call life Some, verbal illustration to help ease this strife Some, lyrical penetration to try to make things right In hopes that what I'm saying can saturate your mindframe And help you with the pain and the strain of the everyday struggle I don't need it all, I wanna see all y'all bubble And rise to the top then prove to be hard like a rock Cos you know it don't stop unless we let it all stop So when you face to face with adversity, just curse him, C And look him in the eye, and let him know, that he can't hurt a G And that you willin' ta risk it all For the things of people that you believe in So educate yourself in order to assess your achievements And if I had to explain this realer so you could see it in your mind - I guess it's kinda like sunshine [Chorus] [Verse 3] Before I continue let me make one thing clear Took me a while but there's three things I learned to put before my self and career God, family and my fans I wish that I could hold your hand And be like Moses, part the Red Sea and lead you to the promised land Our demons blazin, and it feels amazin I can lay here till I'm old and grey and shrivelled like a raisin Throughout the years 'n months 'n days When life used to pass by in a daze And I was posted simply gettin faded, just waitin Livin life with the eye for nothing but cold steel, fast cash and hot payment Impatient to be a baller and roll a SS on Daytons And now I'm here and I promise to get my whole soul, mind, body and spirit And try to lift every voice and rhyme loud as hell so all y'all can hear it And still remember the words from that old hip-hop spiritual I'm livin in a Gangsta Paradise and I hope y'all remember too And even though it's west coast eastside Compton on mine It's ok 'cos I don't mind if you share some of my sunshine [Chorus x2] I'm diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyin before they take away my sunshine I ain't lyin (sunshine) I'll be diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyin before they take away my sunshine And I ain't lyin (sunshine) [fade...]