[Verse 1] Lonesome is the whip-poor-will Never seen one but I feel Time is like a Ritalin pill Goes too fast and makes you ill [Refrain] Have mercy on me Have mercy on me [Verse 2] Love is like the mockingbird Singing all the things he's heard Sweet into his lover's ear This time for sure, promise you, dear [Refrain] [Verse 3] Shameful is the cardinal His colors make him fallible While we made through the window side He's captured the coyote's eye [Refrain] x2