Tender Mercies

You don't believe you should be loved

so you've constructed defenses against it

You've built an armor out of wounds and scars

from one who hurt you when you were just a little kid

But your disguises are very thin

and just beneath them is sensitive skin

So if you want me, here I am

here's my sordid past, here's my well-kept secrets, here's my sins

there's nothing to trust, there's nothing to forgive

there's only your hands, there's only your skin

and the tender mercies falling down on them

Oh love, oh love, won't you allow love to show you how

to allow tender mercies to rain down?

I know it seems hard to believe

there can be mercy in the midst of misery

I know it's easier to shut it off

cuz nothing gained means that nothing can be lost

But you've known suffering oh so well

that if you miss her I'm sure she'll take you back again

So if you want me, here I am

here's my bad habits, here's my longing, here's my willingness

there's nothing to trust, there's nothing to forgive

there's only your hands, there's only your skin

and the tender mercies falling down on them

Oh love, oh love, won't you allow love to show you how

to allow tender mercies to rain down?