Bruce Carroll - Elm Street lyrics

Saturday night in Plainville Saw some local people go To the downtown corner movies For a late night picture show And it's ninety mindless minutes Of the best in blood and gore They all come out laughing Just can't wait for more While on the other side of Town a child four years of age Huddles up a weak defense Against his fathers rage And as we spend our time and money on Life's moments cheapest thrills In our city there's an Elm Street Where the nightmare is real [Chorus] Oh God, have mercy on us please For the times that You've shown The need and we refused to see Give us all a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street That need to be released Complacency's a poison taken One drop at a time It fools our minds into Thinking that everything's just fine Desensitize our Spirit with Nothing left to feel 'Till we never hurt for Elm Street Where the nightmare is real Oh Lord You've got to send me Where there's a need to go Put me on their street, Lord Cause they all need to know There's a God who's so much bigger Than anything their going through Oh they need to know that there's A place where nightmares don't come true Oh God, have mercy on us please For the times that You've shown The need and we refused to see Give us all a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street That need to be released Oh God, have mercy on us please For the times that You've shown The need and we refused to see Give to us a heart like Yours that grieves For the lost souls on Elm Street That need to be released