Tender Mercy

When I was younger, I heard the voice of reason
But I did not care much for what she had to say
I loved her stepsisters, Vice and Treason
Always happy to be traveling when you’re going astray
I was never convicted of harm with intention
But I sure did a lotta hurt along the way
Thought a pound of cure was worth the ounce of prevention
I would not listen to what my heart had to say
Never mind how you got here (that's a much bigger question)
What are you gonna do now (give up or give in)
Like a drowning man it’s so hard to surrender
Let that tender mercy save you again
Somewhere on the journey my eyes started to open
But it did not come in a flash of light
Just a gradual turning, a gentle unfolding
A voice in the darkness a hand in the night
Never mind how you got here (that's a much bigger question)
What are you gonna do now (give up or give in)
Like a drowning man it’s so hard to surrender
Let that tender mercy save you again
There’s a time for laughing and a time for crying
A time for dancing at the edge of the sea
There’s your moment of birth and your hour of dying
What are you gonna do with all that time in between?
Never mind how you got here (that's a much bigger question)
What are you gonna do now (give up or give in)
Like a drowning man it’s so hard to surrender
Let that tender mercy save you again
Never mind how you got here (that's a much bigger question)
What are you gonna do now (give up or give in)
Like a drowning man it’s so hard to surrender
Let that tender mercy save you again