Have Mercy

Album: Rockin' With The Rhythm (1985)
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  • Well, I was standing in line at the city bus stop
    Soaked to the skin from ev'ry rain drop
    I see you driving by just like a phantom jet
    With your arm around some little brunette
    You say you won't be home because you're working late
    Honey, I'm no fool, you've been out on a date
    The lipstick on your collar gives your game away
    It's strawberry red and mine's pink rose

    [Chorus]
    Have mercy on me
    You treat me so bad I'm in misery
    It's breaking my heart, can't you see
    Baby, baby have mercy on me
    Well, I called you up on the telephone

    I could hear you was playin' Haggard and Jones
    I knew right then that there was something wrong
    There's only one reason you play cheatin' songs

    [Chorus]

    Well, I went to the bank with my little check book
    The cashier, he gave me the strangest look
    He said, You ain't got no money 'cause you're over drawn
    Your man took it all and he's done gone!

    [Chorus] Writer/s: PAUL KENNERLEY
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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