Have Mercy On Me

A howl from the homeless in spirit - There's a place out in the world Where hope and sadness meet You can find it every time In the ground beneath my feet Let me find some small sanctum with a warm, warm bed And a heart for my spirit, and a shoulder for my head Let me back into the garden and I'll plant a new tree Have mercy, have mercy on me The earth has got its ocean, Just like Adam had his Eve She said she'd never leave me, 'cuz I wasn't around to leave I have rode through the sky, followed clouds where they'd flown And if I half close my eyes, they look just like my home All the way past the horizon, ain't no place where I can be Have mercy, have mercy on me Tell my mother I am sorry I just can't do what I'm told Tell my father I may see him On the other side of the world I always go in circles, cuz I follow my own tracks But I had to leave my home, now I can't find my way back I have built myself a prison and its name is I am free Have mercy, have mercy on me Words & music by JB Newman Copyright JB Newman 2007