Mercy Me (T. Green & R. Hughes)

(Chorus)
whoa, mercy mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east

(Schizo)
Try not to have a pessimistic outlook on the situation
It's like, if our youth is any indication
We may as well quit now, a crazy situation
cuz to be completely honest I ain't really got the patience
Chicago is a breeding ground for all the nations wasted
Pull the hammers out and blast without a hesitation
and all them aspirations, are sounding outrageous
Basic women having basic kids it ain't changing
As a girl I used to want to try and save the world
But as a woman i'm realizing isms are plural
Racism is the least of my concerns
when black women still afraid to be w/o a perm
No ring and multiple kids, settle for anything
Three generations in the hood, there are plenty things
worse than a white man, hatin on my skin color
Man look at these mexicans, they really support each other
All we do is kill each other, buy things we can't afford
we never create nothing, make babies and abort
What is really going on, where are all the blue skies
I don't even dream of them anymore to my surprise
What a pitiful fate, what a tragic demise
They don't want me to say it. They would rather me lie
So let's sweep it somewhere. Somewhere that we can hide
So we don't have to hold the mirror up to our eyes

(Chorus)
whoa, mercy mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east

(Ron Donson)
Its gettin' so ridiculous the menacing and ignorance
Children lackin' innocence, colder than refrigerant
but im bolder. Imma soldier imma get it in ..
and imma give it to you straight like a shot of gin .
imma open up ya mind imma show u what is real
all you do is destroy imma show u how to build
imma show you what its like, to go beyond space and time.
to a place where ya mind evolves into a sacred shrine.
and even though I always been a loner
I been going thru a lot of changes now that i'm a grown up 
my thoughts shine brighter than the colors in the spectrum
cutting pieces of ya brain dissecting it in sections
I've come from the essence from a alternate dimension
to present the evidence of new world deception
I hope you get the message, and understand the lessons
a blessing in disguise if you pay close attention

(Chorus)
Whoa, mercy mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east

(Schizo)
After all is said and done we still here.
Probably be my last stand on my soap box for fear,
I'm wasting my breath. I bet it's fallen on deaf ears.
This been going on for years, so it's perfectly clear.
(Ron Donson)
Through the blood sweat and tears we still made it
hated and discriminated against but no longer intimidated
I gave you food i hope you ate it
leave ya brain stimulated so pass it on keep em educated
(Schizo)
It's gon take more than rhyming some words, I'm never disillusioned.
I don't know what I'm doing no longer willing to try
May be part of the problem as if I'm holding the gun
Couldn't say where to start. I don't know where to run
(Ron Donson)
I know you tired but you ain't the only one
we gotta work together just to make it out the slum
and way it is  got me saying mercy me
like Marvin say things ain't what they used to be

(Chorus & Scratching)
Woo ah, mercy mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east