mercy now

my father could use a little mercy now

the fruit of his labor fall and rot slowly on the ground

his work is almost over

it won't be long till he won't be around

i love my father

he could use some mercy now

my brother

he could use a little mercy now

he's a stranger to freedom

shackled to his fears and his doubts

and the pain that he lives in is almost more than living will allow

well

i love my bother

he could use some mercy now

my church and my country could use a little mercy now

as they sink into a poisoned pit it's going to take forever to climb out

they carry the weight of the faithful who follow them down

i love my church and country

they could use some mercy now

well every living thing could use a little mercy now

only the hand of grace could end the race towards another mushroom cloud

and the people in power will do anything to keep their crown

i love life

and life itself could use some mercy now

i think we all could use a little mercy now

i know we don't deserve it

ooh

but we need it anyhow

oh we hang in the balance

dangling 'tween hell and hallowed ground

and every single one of us could use a little mercy now

and every single one of us could use some mercy now