Lord Have Mercy

Please have mercy on me, have mercy on me (On me) Please have mercy on me, please have mercy on me (On me, mercy, have mercy on me) I'm tryin' to climb my stairways to Heaven like Led Zeppelin Find that polished treasure like Eddie Laverde I do my dirt so my kids see Heaven on earth But the pain on my heart, it weighs heavy, it hurt Hope you see my good intentions for whatever it's worth No self convictions when I mention my intentions in verse Like a preacher or a deacon when he speakin' in church Know it's a lesson that I'm teachin' if you seekin' my verse Like the shocker, the hour be a grievous thing Like the droppin' of them Towers, man, it's plain to see That them cowards can't sing a song that'll lead us in They'd rather march and hold hands like MLK The nigga in me like Malcolm Little said, "All means necessary" So by all means, I'm armed and my weapon's ready I got my lessons ready Hopin' I learned 'em before I'm laid to rest and buried Have mercy on me (Lord, have mercy) Please have mercy on me (Have mercy on me, have mercy on me) Please have mercy on me (Have mercy on me) Please have mercy on me (Have mercy on me) Pressure bust pipes, pressure can also make a diamond Pressure can bust a man wrestlin' with his conscience His self accusin' spirit of his past (But our Lord knows mercy is greater than his wrath) So in that, I not only pray for me, I pray for he My dead brother Robert Help him with his problems and the bumps and grinds And the evil things and thoughts that run through his mind Take a hand on my sister, J Blige As I listen to her life go down, watchin' her life spin round On them records, every track she sing in prayer Give her no more drama, let her rainy days be clear (No more trouble) Receivin' signs from Osama that the days is near When babies is baby mommas, man, them days is here It means that them days is now I pray that the Lord have mercy when my day come 'round (I plead your mercy, Lord) Please have mercy on me (Have mercy on me, have mercy on me) Please have mercy on me (Have mercy on me, have mercy on me) We need your mercy, I need your mercy (Lord, I need, have mercy on me) (Have mercy on me) For my soul, for my soul (For my soul, on my soul) be I G P O P P A P A see left eye J M J Please have mercy on me Be I G L P you N easy E Aaliyah R.I.P Please have mercy on me Please have mercy on me