Mercy Lyrics

I was born by the river
On the shore the mud was black
Said how can anybody
get that far off the track?
And you never saw your father's face
Until you looked him in the eye
And you never knew that river runnin'
Was the tears that you cried
My heart was stolen by the c**ture
Of the people wearin' rags
All along I somehow knew
I really had it bad
So take my money, take my clothes
I just wanna go back home
Now that I got everything
I've never felt so alone,
never felt so alone
Tell me do you feel alone?
Oh lord, have mercy on me
Won't you have some mercy on me?
Oh lord, have mercy on me
Won't you have some mercy?

You were ruler of a country
Put the country on the map
You cursed the common sinner
Hear the wind, the whip it cracks
And its not in the hymns I used to sing,
Cause I'm the mean, it seems all wrong
It's the soul in the words you speak
Were you lying all along?
Were they lying all along?
Do they keep you hangin' on?
Do they keep you hangin' on?
Oh lord, have mercy on me
Won't you have some mercy on me?
Oh please, have mercy on me
Won't you have some mercy on me?
Won't you have some?
Won't you have some?
Won't you have some mercy on me?
Oh lord, won't you have some?
Won't you have some?
Oh please, won't you have some mercy on me?