Lord Have Mercy - Avery Roberson

Preacher told me don't set trip on a Sunday Knowing damn well that there'll get you laid Monday Lord have mercy Please Heaven's mercy Lord have mercy Please Heaven's mercy Na-na-na na-na na-na Never, ever ever get caught tellin' on my niggas I'm a gangbanger, deadbeat father and drug dealer When the money and fame gone, tell me who stayin' with you Runnin' from God's creation Shakin' these broken hands and meetin' with blank faces Snake eyes keepin' my back achin' Dirty habits of rappin' and bein' savage Still hangin' with niggas that can't do nothin' but cause damage Guess I'm bein' a real nigga like I'm 'posed to be But bein' real never once bought the groceries and Top told me keep rappin', you'll make it hopefully And hope was all that I needed, dreamin' myself to work This workin' affair was better than bullet holes in my shirt The demons hate when you make it and stay alive They'd rather see me down under than see me fly Lord have mercy! Lord have mercy Please Heaven's mercy Lord have mercy Please Heaven's mercy They say I was a wanted man, a wanted man Runnin' with my gun in hand, gun in hand They don't wanna see the wanted man, the wanted man Comin' through with the gun in hand, the gun in hand Damn Lord have mercy

For what we have done and left undone We fall on Your countless mercies For sins that are known and those unknown We call on Your name so holy For envy and pride, for closing our eyes For scorning our very neighbor In thought, word, and deed, we've failed You, our King How deeply we need a Savior Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us For what You have done, Your life of love You perfectly lived, we praise You Though tempted and tried, You fixed Your eyes You finished the work God gave You And there on the tree, a King among thieves You bled for a world's betrayal You loved to the end, our merciful friend How pure and forever faithful Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us For hearts that are cold for seizing control For scorning our very Maker In thought, word, and deed, we've failed You, our King How deeply we need a Savior Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy Lord have mercy on us

Well, I grew up wild and free Walkin' these fields in my barefeet There wasn't no place I couldn't go With a .22 rifle and a fishin' pole Well, I live in the city but don't fit in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Well, I got no home and I got no choice Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy When I was young I remember well I'd hunt the wild turkey and bobwhite quail The river was clear and deep back then Had fishin' lines tied to the willow limb Well, I live in the city but don't fit in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Well, I got no home and I got no choice Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Well, they damned the river, they damned the stream They cut down the Cyprus and the Sweetgum trees There's a laundromat and a barbershop And now the whole meadow is a parking lot Well, I live in the city but don't fit in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Well, I got no home and I got no choice Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Well, I live in the city but don't fit in You know it's a pity the shape I'm in Well, I got no home and I got no choice Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy Oh, Lord, have mercy on a country boy