It's as bad as it has been For over twenty 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 Me!