whoa ah mercy mercy me ah things ain t what they used to be no no no where did all the blue skies go poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east mercy mercy me ah things ain t what they used to be no no oil wasted on the ocean and upon the sea fish full of mercury oh oh ah mercy mercy me ah things ain t what they used to be no no no radiation underground and in the sky animals and birds that live nearby are dying oh oh mercy mercy me ah things ain t what they used to be ah what about this overcrowded land how much more abuse from man can she stand oh yeah oh na oh oh my sweet no no yeah ooh oh oh oh mercy mercy the rivers of blood flowing down the street from the brothers and sisters black and brown woo where s your mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness mercy your compassion your forgiveness ain t no future without forgiveness