I was wallowing in a pit of snakes,
They come crawling up around my legs,
Now I despise them, but I know if they hypnotise me, down, down I go.

Then I say, "Lord, have mercy on me,"
Oh, I say, "Lord, have mercy."

Love to fly in a purple haze,
I believe lies, just to save face,
But when I crash on solid ground,
And I go splat, and my up comes down.

Then I say, "Lord, have mercy on me," (have mercy, have mercy)
I say, "Lord, have mercy," (have mercy, have mercy)
Yeah, complete, (mercy, mercy)
Forgiving, (mercy, mercy)
Chastening, (mercy, mercy)
All embracing, (mercy, mercy)
Well...

Love to go far on my guitar,
Love when she sings, when she stings,
If I bow down to her note, when death comes 'round, that's all she wrote.

I say, "Lord, have mercy on me," (have mercy, have mercy)
Oh, Lord, have m-m-m-m-m-mercy, (have mercy, have mercy)
hey, complete, (mercy, mercy)
Forgiving, (mercy, mercy)
Chastening, (mercy, mercy)
All embracing. (mercy, mercy)

Unearned, undeserved,
It's a total work.

(etc.)