me and my girl got place to be place to see y all hear me guess you can say we re just doing things that happiness and that will love bring have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely i used to walk the selfish way but you end up alone so hear what i say open the door let love walk in got nothing to lose maybe something to win have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely a shack near the tracks a mansion uptown no one said you re gonna get down rather be poor and have my honey than own the banks with all the money have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely y all say you want someone to love i said make yourself somebody somebody you wanna love have mercy on your loneliness have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely have mercy on the lonely