P$c - Mercy Me lyrics

[Polite] It's like summer '96, just came home Got my weight up, an*lyzing life as a whole While I was laid up, receiving the news, who got sprayed up Small time hustlers blew, n***as is caked up Some never made it to see, that's who we ride for Penetentiary poems, respect is what we die for Lost souls travel the ave, while we discuss dreams Teens become weed heads and ex-dust fiends Praying and wishing, get up out this crooked position Shorty selling the body to make an honest living Pops broke out, moms is on a crack mission Could it be an honest living how her moms is living Who am I to say I'm better than you? We both hustlers in the same boat, papi bought the same coat Time to switch notes and turn pages Time to get up out this cages, it's time we erased this [Stumik] Yo, I remember the times, selling nicks and dimes Got free lunch, the first n***a on line My best friend, had no bike, he used to get on mines Moms at the jam, with Miss Ann, sipping on wine And the blocks deserted, if there was shots, you heard it It's like the Hill ain't been the same, since Poppy was murdered The best of the '80's, mothers disrespected they babies When Shateek shot that cop, the whole West went crazy And lately, some day it'll change, I'm sick of feeling pain Innocent lives was in that World Trade Got snipers running round, shooting sh** like it's a game I get on my knees and begin to pray, for mercy [Chorus 2X: Flo] Oh, mercy, mercy me Oh, streets ain't what they used to be, no I did my time, now, I gotta live my life So I'll be fine, I'll be fine [P.C.] Yo, instead of shedding tears, I look up high and I smile Cuz you in a better place than all of us right now But it's a damn shame, you lost your life at such a young age Rest in peace to all my n***as that's in the grave Seen the hardest die, but when you pa**, it took me by suprise Sometimes I look up at the sky and ask the lord why He had to take you, why he couldn't take one of these fake dudes When he first told me you pa**ed, I said it ain't true Not you, why lord, did my n***a have to die for Still can't believe that he's gone Cuz now all I have is memories and sympathies Sometimes I miss him so much, I wish the lord get rid of me [Cigar] Aiyo, it seems like the pain, it won't stop no more On the ballcourt, my pops school me how to play ball I miss you, n***a, still in my heart And I can't figure out, why the beef, it had to tear us apart Now that you gone, I can't find the strength to move on It's like, when you left, everything went wrong At your funeral, I tried to hide the tears inside But they broke, first time my moms started to cry This n***a Lex came through, gave me food for thought I thank you n***a, felt like I was breaking apart And I can't forget Kay, he was there for me Only n***a truly cared for me, for real [Chorus 2X]