It's as bad as it has been
For over 20 years but then
I haven't been here all my life
And all the wells are going dry
All the bankers saying "Bye-bye, Mr. Gray
We're glad we've met but no money yet"
If I show my hands
Would you watch them bleed?
Long enough to prove they are indeed
In need of mercy
Dawn always breaks the noon day high
Shed rarely offers alibi
Or decent rest for such a man
If I think I can try harder
Some might say that I'm smarter
But only God knows
Only God knows who I am
If I show my hands
Would you watch them bleed?
Long enough to prove they are indeed
In need of mercy
I try to laugh about it
I try not to cry about it
Mama always hates it when I cry
What will it take to convince
This is just the road to excellence
Faith before the skeptic's eye
If I show my hands
Would you watch them bleed?
Long enough to prove they are indeed
In need of mercy, In need of mercy
I need your mercy me
I need your mercy, mercy me