Oh, I should have seen it coming
Guess I could have stayed awake
Always some damned fool mistake
Keeps me falling in this place
Change is sometimes for the better
If a man can keep his head
Well at least that's what I've read
Can't believe all that is said

Oh you angel of mercy
Won't you have me as a friend?
I have nothing but the end
Inside of me
Take me high above the canyons
Through the midnight blues and greys
Lead me from the devil's ways
Fly me free
Fly me free

Where the midnight smells of whiskey
And the morning's soaked in gin
There's a new day that begins
If we turn our faith within
And I've tried to love my brother
But my heart has lost its way
And I've never learned to pray
Never tried until today

Oh you angel of mercy
Won't you have me as a friend?
I have nothing but the end
Inside of me
Take me high above the canyons
Through the midnight blues and greys
Lead me from the devil's ways
Fly me free
Fly me free