Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Vocals
David Van dePitte
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
David Van dePitte
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Marvin Gaye
Producer
Lawrence Miles
Recording Engineer
Joe Atkinson
Recording Engineer
James Green
Recording Engineer
Art Stewart
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Whoa
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
[Verse 1]
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the North and South and East
[Chorus]
Whoa, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
[Verse 2]
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
[Chorus]
Oh, oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be, no, no
[Verse 3]
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
[Chorus]
Oh, mercy, mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be
[Verse 4]
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
[Outro]
Oh, no, no, no
My sweet Lord
No, no, no, no, no
My, my Lord
My sweet Lord
Ooh-ooh
Written by: Marvin Gaye


