Mercy Street

Love knocked upon my door one day

In the midst of my suffering

Lost at the core I turned away

When the illusion meant everything

As the winter of my dreams died down

I turned to hear a different sound



In the house of the rising sun

Still the snow falls down on mercy street

You can rest when the day is done

But you're long gone now

As the snow falls down on mercy street



Long, long ago I held on tight

Life was all about making it

Then came the time of the cold dark night

Disappointment had taken it

I would not have my day in the sun

But at least I could have some fun!



In the house of the rising sun

Still the snow falls down on mercy street

You can rest when the day is done

But you're long gone now

As the snow falls down on mercy street



As the day goes down, slowly slipping now

There's a time of a brighter knowing

Inner places reach, trying hard to breach

There's so much that we cannot understand



In the house of the rising sun

Still the snow falls down on mercy street

You can rest when the day is done

But your're long gone now

As the snow falls down on mercy street