Gp Wu - Things Ain't What They Used To Be Lyrics
Them some small ass niggas manWhat happened to the realism god?Keep it tight!(niggas, niggas aint been, yo sonNiggas wasnt gettin beatins like we was gettin)(niggas wasnt playin knuckles nowNiggas aint playin knuckles no more)Niggas couldnt even, niggas couldnt even take a ass whippin(niggas playin piddy-pat)Word upLets build this shit right hereBuild this mountain of thought, thought processLets build these pyramids in the mental real quickKnahmean, for real lets get it on(you sufferin from the curse, black people changed for the worse)[pop the brown hornet]Growin up I never thought itd be like thisThem kids I used to run with they end up on my hit listI remember when we used to rhymeNow we shootin at each other with fully loaded ninesAnd crack got us bugginNo more lovin and hugginIts strictly slug servin over turfWhats it all worthSee once you gone you gone and all your loved ones, theyre left hurtAnd brothers dont think no moreCause all they wanna see is warStupid mother, stupid mother pimped by americaAnd cant even see the realnessGet your act together, its about to blazeRepublicans they got them democrats in a dazeCops are killin blacks more than everBlacks are killin blacks more than everWere blind in every which way shape and formYou better analyze that the revolutions onThey could care less about the black mans stressI cant even walk the streets without a bulletproof vestBullets are flyin, black babies are dyinMothers are cryin but Im still packin the ironThey say God works in mysterious waysWell, so do the devil on a whole different levelThat was one of the good ones, now hes goneI just seen him last night, word bondAint nuthin gonna stop the painJust remember his face and his nameChorus:Mercy mercy meThings aint what they used to beLike people changeOh things aint what they used to be(you sufferin from the curse, black people changed for the worse)Mercy mercy meThings aint what they used to beThey rearrangeTime is runnin out black man(they took it to a higher plane, but g.p. climbs and maintains)[rubberbands]My mom said it wouldnt work, callin me a jerkStarted smokin dust to make my body numb cause it hurtsNever thought Id be the one that I said I wouldnt beAs a child, livin my life in miseryEighteen years of age, I thought this was the easy stageBut I guess I got in wrongWith so much pressure on my back I can just collapseBut the black man stand strong like the eiffel towerIm dealin with some hard timesYou wouldnt understand what Im goin throughWakin up with pains in my head thats unbearableJust caught a few but if I catch another caseI might be placed in a correctional facilityHit with a 1 to 3 but never been convicted of a crimeBut then again theres always a first time[down low recka]Lord have mercy on these niggas man(oh mercy mercy me)Yo everyone was at the wake cryinFamily members and close friends, inside they dyinFor some its never understoodBut the bottom line is he gone for goodHeh, I say a prayer then exit to my leftCause Im still here waitin for my date with deathSometimes I wonder whats betterEither walkin with the dead foreverOr meet my creator sooner than laterI often hope that the way I chose was the right oneCause the road we walk through life is a tight oneQuick to throw grease in your pathYou slip and fall they gonna sit back and laughBut Im fully equipped cause my shoes got gripIm sharp with the tongue plus mentally fitBeen through a lot, now I got my hands in this potAnd it aint gon stopTimes are changin, illuminati want it allAnd when they take it they gonna say its cause of yallGangbangers and drug dealers murderin each other over cashThat aint gonna last, lord have mercyWord upLets build this shit right hereBuild this mountain of thought, thought process(they took it to a higher plane, but g.p. climbs and maintains)Lets build these pyramids in the mental real quickKnahmean, for real lets get it on(you sufferin from the curse, black people changed for the worse
