Mercy Mercy

from Parlor One by John Burnette

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Oh Caroline, I never knew I loved you until the day you let your daddy die
You strung him out on pain pills and you hung him up by piano wire
And only your momma knew the reasons why

Mercy, mercy looks like noone's home
But noone's someone that I used to know
How happy I would be if you would murder me
With a song like your mamma's singin' Mercy Mercy me

You know she laughed the hardest when they pulled the throttle down
And smiled as she kissed her love goodbye
She wore her dress from white to black, a proper wedding gown
Then hummed a hymn and slapped his ass and sent him off to fly

Mercy, mercy looks like noone's home
But noone's someone that I used to know
How happy I would be if you would murder me
With a song like your mamma's singin' Mercy Mercy me

Well I've seen you with no make-up on, I've seen you in the books
I've seen you when your thoughts drift out to see
But that day I saw myself taking second looks, when I heard you softly singing your own melody

Mercy, mercy looks like noone's home
But noone's someone that I used to know
How happy I would be if you would murder me
With a song like your mamma's singin'

Mercy, mercy looks like noone's home
But noone's someone that I used to know
How happy I would be if you would murder me
With a song like your mamma's singin' Mercy Mercy me

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from Parlor One, released May 20, 2019

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