verse 1 it s as bad as it has been for over 20 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 met but no money yet chorus 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 verse 2 dawn always breaks the noonday high shade 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 chorus bridge i try to laugh about it i try not to cry about it mamma 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 chorus outro i need your mercy me i need your mercy mercy me