Mercy

MERCY
By Benjamin Dakota Rogers

You can run for the hills /
You can run for the hills /
But I’ll catch you /
You can’t run from me /

I’m going to bring you back in chains /
I’m going to bring you back in chains /
And hang you from the hanging tree /
‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t run from me /

And he cried mercy mercy /
let me go /
And he cried mercy mercy /
save my soul /
But my gun went bang bang bang /
And he hit the floor /
I think he’s there still /
‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun the devil /

They say you’ve killed ten men /
They say you’ve killed ten men /
But I don’t /
I don’t give a damn /

And I hear you’re mean as hell /
I hear you’re mean as hell /
But I’m sure you’ve heard /
I’m pretty mean as well /
‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun the devil /

And he cried mercy mercy /
let me go /
And he cried mercy mercy /
save my soul /
But my gun went bang bang bang /
And he hit the floor /
I think he’s there still /
‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun the devil /

Yeah when the sun breaks the sky /
When the sun breaks the sky /
You’ll draw your final breath /

‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun death /
Yeah you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun death /

And he cried mercy mercy /
let me go /
And he cried mercy mercy /
save my soul /
But my gun went bang bang bang /
And he hit the floor /
I think he’s there still /
‘Cause you can run boy /
But you can’t outrun the devil