mercy - Joy Oladokun

It seems life has played a game on me I'm lost in a sea of misery My love has turned her back on me Heartaches, why won't you let me be? I said now, baby, have some mercy please Don't leave me, baby, on bended knee Oh please, mercy, mercy, mercy please Have mercy on me Mercy, mercy, mercy please How can I face life without you What would I do if we were through? Don't you know, love I wait for you every single night Hoping you'll return and make things right You don't show and I'm sitting here all alone To pray you're gonna call me on the phone Baby, have some mercy please Don't leave me, baby, on bended knee Oh please, mercy, mercy, mercy please Have mercy on me Mercy, mercy, mercy please You know I love you and I'm begging For one more chance, one chance, once more I know life's got many a twist Loving you, baby, is a thing I can't resist Your love and understanding you've been giving me Without it, I just can't go on living Baby, have some mercy please Don't leave me, baby, on bended knee Oh please, mercy, mercy, mercy please Have mercy on me Mercy, mercy, mercy please Have mercy on me.

They drowned me in the Jordan Then they tried to wash me clean They got the stains out But now it's too damn hard to breathe They told me he's a good Lord As they tied the shackles to my feet They drowned me in the Jordan And then they walked away from me I washed up on the shores alone In a tattered wedding gown Disillusioned and hardened Everything I'd known had let me down, down, down That is where you found me Grace and whisky on your breath You pulled me back on my feet And taught me how to dance again Now we're building our own promised land On this new ground we stand God bless the work of our hands And make good on our plans 'Cause now I've found love There's no turning back Oh-oh-oh-oh I don't feel so young now Gave the best years of my life away I tried to build an institution Instead of tryna keep the faith If you'd been the one You loved me though I was not lovely or deserving You kissed the curse from my lips And taught them to rejoice again Now we're building our own promised land On this new ground we stand God bless the work of our hands And make good on our plans 'Cause now I've found love There's no turning back Now I've found love There's no turning back

Yesterday I left my join sitting on the counter Forgot to put it out Yeah, forgot these things have power Yeah it burned a hole right through Like all the years you can't undo These days the air in my lungs has gotten thicker But I breathe a little light when I'm with her The battle in my head is overdue She says, "The only way round is through" All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of the embers settling down Making way for fertile ground All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke Sometimes I get jealous of Jesus for falling sleep In the middle of the storm Sometimes you gotta feel like drowning to be reborn Oh, I haven't slept in three days I know I've got to find my way All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of the embers settling down Making way for fertile ground All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke I know I'm gonna see the light The smoke will clear out from my eyes And I know I'm gonna see all of this embers settling down Making way for fertile ground All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke All of this smoke, smoke

Gone, guess that good old feeling's gone Shoulda known that you were wrong for me Wrong for me, wrong Now that I'm sober my temperature's a little colder I see it clearly now, I only fell for you 'Cause I was young, dumb and broken I hate being sober My hands are shaking and the nights are lonely I put my body and my soul through hell for you Why does it hurt that it's over? I've been drunk for three years and fifteen days All that perfume that you wear And that good look on your face I ignored all my worst fears And now this liquor won't chase The thought of you from my head My mouth still stings from the taste of it Now that I'm sober my temperature's a little colder I see it clearly now, I only fell for you 'Cause I was young, dumb and broken I hate being sober My hands are shaking and the nights are lonely I put my body and my soul through hell for you Why does it hurt that it's over? Don't know why I'm still crying It's not like you're wide awake Why am I tossing back whiskey? I should be popping champagne And I would swallow my pride 'cause I know what I gvave Why should I poison myself to try and fix your mistakes? Now that I'm sober my temperature's a little colder I see it clearly now, I only fell for you 'Cause I was young, dumb and broken I hate being sober My hands are shaking and the nights are lonely I put my body and my soul through hell for you Why does it hurt that it's over? (Gone, guess that good old feeling's gone Shoulda known that you were wrong for me Wrong for me, wrong Gone, guess that good old feeling's gone Shoulda known that you were wrong for me Wrong for me, wrong) Now that I'm sober my temperature's a little colder I see it clearly now, I only fell for you 'Cause I was young, dumb and broken I hate being sober My hands are shaking and the nights are lonely I put my body and my soul through hell for you Why does it hurt that it's over? (Gone, guess that good old feeling's gone Shoulda known that you were wrong for me Wrong for me, wrong Gone, guess that good old feeling's gone Shoulda known that you were wrong for me Wrong for me, wrong)

I'm not asking you to run ahead Could you try to take a single step How can we move forward when You're halfway out the door So you've made mistakes, you have regrets I don't need you to be perfect Just promise you'll be honest I promise that it's worth the risk But I can't make you love me even if I try I'm not gonna force you You have to decide I'm asking you to trust me When I say that I'm not here for the moment I'm in this for life Yes I know, I know you've been hurt before And life will lay you low, oh, of that I'm sure But just say the word baby, and I'm yours I'll be shelter, keep you safe and warm We can take it, take it, take it slow 'Cause it takes time to make this house a home And clean up the mess, those are the lovers left Oh, but the past is past So we're moving on, no turning back I promise that I'm honest There are greater things ahead But I can't make you love me even if I try I'm not gonna force you, you have to decide I'm asking you to trust me When I say that I'm not here for the moment I'm in this for life Yes I know, I know you've been hurt before And life will lay you low, oh, of that I'm sure But just say the word baby, and I'm yours I'll be shelter, keep you safe and warm It ain't no time to trust me, baby That I won't do you wrong, no And even when the source of light comes raging You won't have to look too far I'll be your shelter (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) o-o-oh, o-o-oh Yes I know, I know you've been hurt before (yes, yes I know you've been hurt before) And life will lay you low, oh, of that I'm sure (I'm your shelter, just say the word, baby) But just say the words baby, and I'm yours I'll be a shelter (I'm your shelter, just say the word baby) I'll be (I'll be your shelter, keep you safe and more) I'll be (I'll be your shelter, keep you safe and more) I'll be (I'll be your shelter, keep you safe and more) I'll be, I'll be your shelter, ah (I'll be your shelter, keep you safe and more)