Mercy

I can see you laughing after you're gone and I'm alone
Laughing at the things we lost, happy to have paid the cost
And I can see you lonely, standing at the side of a freeway
Waiting to catch a break, a ride that takes you all the way

The future is now
In the eyes of my mind
I want to be there somehow
Don't want to leave you behind
At the mercy of time
Lord, have mercy

I can see you pregnant, sucking on a tall boy and a cigarette
Oh, I want to be there, run my hands through your long hair
And I can see me waiting after years of desperation
Waiting on a platform for a train you won't be on

The future is now
In the eyes of my mind
I want to be there somehow
Can't bear to leave you behind
At the mercy of time
Lord, have mercy
Mercy on me

At the mercy of time
Lord, have mercy
Mercy of time
Lord, have mercy
Mercy of time
Lord, have mercy
Mercy of time

And you sail on, sail on your light
Out there in the storm
And I wait for, I pray for the light
You left in my bones
You left in my bones