Monday Music - Mercy Street

Too long my feet have wandered these winding roads;
But I keep searching through this town.
My back in breaking under this heavy load;
Where can I go to lay it down?

What I would give if you could point me to that place!
I'm lookin' for Mercy.
I want to live on the avenue of grace;
I'm looking for Mercy–

Mercy Street, where the weary find rest.
Mercy Street, where the guilty are forgiven,
Mercy Street, where the weeping are blessed,
Mercy Street.

How I kept walking is a mystery;
My wasted days turned into years.
Until a stranger came along side of me;
He took my hand and dried my tears.

He said I've come from the place you hope to find,
I am from Mercy.
Cast off your burden and leave the past behind;
Leave it on Mercy–

Mercy Street, where the weary find rest.
Mercy Street, where the guilty are forgiven,
Mercy Street, where the weeping are blessed,
Mercy Street.

And now I walk the same old streets I used to roam,
Handin' out Mercy.
Come take my hand, I have been sent to bring you home;
I am from Mercy–

Mercy Street, where the weary find rest.
Mercy Street, where the guilty are forgiven,
Mercy Street, where the weeping are blessed,
Mercy Street.

"Mercy Street" by Dave Burkum, from the Breathe a Little Deeper album. © Copyright 1993 by Dave Burkum.