Shotgun's cracking
A little child lying in the street
There's something lacking
People, it ain't no mystery
What a ya say? To a wailing mama
What a ya say? To a wailing mama
What a ya say? To a family
A little child of her mama
Shot before here eyes
Sprawled on the cold hard ground
In the dead of the night
What a ya say? To a wailing mama
What a ya say? To a wailing mama
What a ya say? To a family
Mama seen it, many many many times before
Just last week, right next door
Two blocks down, just the night before
Lord are you still there?
We could use, we could use
An answered prayer
What a ya say?
Mercy mercy what a price to pay
What a ya say?
Mercy mercy what a to pay
What a ya say?
Mercy Lord, show us the way
What a ya say?
Mercy mercy, what a ya say?
What a ya say?
Sing it from a mountain top
What a ya say?
Just the other day