Last night I woke alone with a whisper in my ear
Recanting all my aspirations and my fears
And when the sun came up that voice had disappeared
But it would linger on for years
It said, "We can't just blame it on our mothers,
Claim everything they did was always wrong"
And there ain't no turning back
When our train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
And there ain't no right or wrong
When we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
So mercy, mercy, mercy me
Praying for the death of a man I'll never meet
Though everyone will know the truth we still just make believe
Mercy, mercy me
They said, "We can't just blame it on our mothers,
Claim everything they did was always wrong"
And there ain't no turning back
When our train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
And there ain't no right or wrong
When we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
That's all they came for, that's all they took
That's all we had to offer, only dirty looks
And when they realized we've given all we could
That's when they finally understood
Mercy, mercy, mercy me
Haunted by the memories of things we've never seen
Guilty for the statements that we never get to speak
Mercy, mercy me
It said, "We can't just blame it on our mothers,
Claim everything they did was always wrong"
And there ain't no turning back
When our train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
And there ain't no right or wrong
When we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
Watch it crash...
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash...
Mercy, mercy me
Mercy me
Mercy, mercy me
Mercy me
Mercy, mercy me
Mercy me
Mercy, mercy me
Mercy me
