Strange Mercy

(Bodies Can't you see what everybody wants from me) Forgive the kids For they don't know how to live Run the alleys Casually Cruel Cruel (Bodies Can't you see what everybody wants from me If you could want that too) They could take or leave you So th

I spent the summer on my back Another attack Stealing just to get along Turn off the TV, wait in bed Blue and red, Somethin' to get along. Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Best find a surgeon Come cut me open Dress the undressing for a wall If mo

Oh little one, I know you've been tired for a long, long time And oh little one, I ain't been around for a little while But when you see me, wait Oh little one, your Hemingway jawline looks just like his Our father in exile For God only knows how man

When I was young Coach called me the tiger I always had A knack with the danger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Living in fear in the year of the tiger Italian shoes Like these rubes know the difference Suitcase of cash In the back of my stic

I've had good times With some bad guys I've told whole lies With a half smile Held your bare bones With my clothes on I've thrown rocks Then hid both my arms I don't know what good it serves Pouring my purse in the dirt But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be y