Have Mercy on The Criminal Lyrics

Have you heard the dogs at night
Somewhere on the hill
Chasin' some poor criminal?
And I guess they're out to kill

Oh, there must be shackles on his feet
And mother in his eyes
Stumblin' through the devil dark
With the hound pack in full cry

Have mercy on the criminal
Who is runnin' from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?

Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus, I'll be Your friend"

Now, have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
While you lie on a cold damp ground
You're takin' in the face of a rifle butt
While the wardens hold you down

And you've never seen a friend in years
Oh, it turns your heart to stone
You jump the walls and the dogs run free
And the grave's gonna be your home

Oh, have mercy on the criminal
Who is runnin' from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?

Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Ooh, sweet Jesus, I'll be Your friend"

Oh, have mercy on the criminal
Who is runnin' from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?

Prayin' Lord, "You gotta help me
I am never gonna sin again
Just take these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus, I'll be Your friend"

Elton John - Live In Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Oct 1990

1. Sixty Years
2. I Need You To Turn To
3. The Great Discovery
4. Tonight
5. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
6. The King Must Die
7. Take Me To The Pilot
8. Have Mercy on The Criminal
9. Madman Across The Water
10. Burn Down The Mission
11. Tiny Dancer
12. Candle in the Wind
13. Your Song
14. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me