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He was standin' on the corner |
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A hundred dollar bill in his hand |
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Said i could feed a lot of these people with this |
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But that ain't the business at hand |
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Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be |
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Over on this side of town |
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He gave that money to the man and he |
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Bought a little mercy for now |
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Have mercy on me |
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Have mercy on me |
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I'm a sinner lord can't you see |
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Have mercy on me |
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Old joe don't know how it got started |
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I guess it was the fire in her eyes |
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He loved his wife and children |
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And he wasn't into telling all these lies |
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But she gave herself so freely |
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In that room at the top of the stairs |
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He'd go to her in hope he'd find a little mercy there |
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Tears were made to fall |
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Hearts made to break |
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Sometimes it feels |
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Like they just want to know |
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How much you can take |
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She was all alone that evening |
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What was she thinking about |
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Her mind was made up and |
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I guess it was the only way out |
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There's a pistol in a pawn shop window |
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Made of cold, blue steel |
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She took it home to find out |
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How warm a little mercy could feel |
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God knows that mercy ain't free |
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Have mercy on me |