Bobby Bare - Mercy Now lyrics

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