Standing alone trying to talk on the phone I opened my mouth there was no one home I always knew what I wanted to say Then I felt the tap on the shoulder It was fierce mercy Telling me to take it slow Or I'll be the last to know I remembered the time was around '89 I can still see you and your hand in mine You broke free you walked away from me Then I felt the air getting colder And it was fierce mercy You're going to have to let go Or I'll be the last to know Don't blink an eye or look the other way Mercy comes to visit you should let her stay It was happen on any given day Don't be the last to know I kept my cards close played a winnin' hand Drove the lost highway through the desert land Came out of nowhere in a fast sunrise There it lay before me and I recognized that It was fierce mercy Telling me to take it slow Or I'll be the last to know It was fierce mercy Telling me to take it slow It was fierce mercy Telling me to take it slow Or I'll be the last to know Yeah I'll be the last Yeah I'll be the last To know Don't be the last to know