I got turned around in some little ____
Working my way through a ____-of-June
There was ____ in the headlights
Well, she was scared to ____, so I said
"Climb ____," and then she climbed
Oh, yeah
...
Well, she was ____ and broke from head to toe
With a ____ in her blood-stained shirt
She didn't tell the whole truth, but she didn't have ____
I knew what had ____ to her
I didn't load her ____ with questions
That girl had been through ____
I just threw it in ____, looked in those eyes
And I asked her where he ____
I don't know if he's an ____
'Cause angels don't do what he ____
He was hellbent to find the man ____
All the whiskey scars I ____
I never thought my day of ____
Would come from a ____ under a seat
But I knew right then I'd never get ____ again
When he said to me
Just wait in the truck"
Well, I ____ and knocked and no one came
So I kicked in his ____-wide door
I let the hammer ____ before he got
To that ____ he was reaching for
I didn't try to ____ my pistol
I didn't even try to ____
I just sat on the porch, smoking one of his ____
And waited for the cops to ____
I don't know if he's an angel
'Cause angels don't do what he did
He was hellbent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
I never thought my day of justice
Would come from a judge under a seat
But I knew right then I'd never get hit again
When he said to me
"Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck"
Whoa (whoa)
Have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me (hey), Lord
It's been 60 ____ and she still comes
To see me from time to time
It was worth the ____, to see a brighter side
Of the girl I picked up that night
It ain't paradise, that's ____
But it's whole hell of a lot ____
Than the place I sent him to, yeah
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
Wait in the truck (have mercy on me)
Just wait in the truck
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me)
Wait in the truck (Lord, have mercy)
Just wait in the truck
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
(Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me) wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck (please have me mercy)
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