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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Boyz II Men
Performer
Michael Thompson
Electric Guitar
Tim Pierce
Electric Guitar
Matt Rollings
Piano
Kenneth Crouch
Keyboards
Luis Conte
Percussion
Cornelius Mims
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Composer
Larry Gold
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Randy Jackson
Producer
Mick Guzauski
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ah, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy
Ah, mercy, mercy
[Verse 2]
Oh, oh, mercy mercy me (Mercy mercy me)
Oh, 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
[Verse 3]
Oh, mercy mercy me
Yeah, oh, things ain't what they used to be
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our sea
Fish full of mercury
[Verse 4]
Oh, mercy mercy me (Oh, mercy, mercy mercy me)
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dyin'
[Verse 5]
Whoa, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
[Verse 6]
Ooh, oh, ooh, yeah, yeah
Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what do we do?
[Verse 7]
Ooh, ooh, oh, ooh
Oh, mercy, mercy, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
Where did all the blue skies go?
[Verse 8]
Ooh, ooh, mercy, mercy, mercy mercy
Mercy, mercy
Mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy
Mercy, mercy
[Verse 9]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh-wee-ooh
Written by: Marvin Gaye