I got turned around in some little town
Id never been to before
Working my way through a middle-of-June
Midnight thunderstorm
There was something in the headlights
It stopped me on a dime
Well, she was scared to death, so I said
Climb in, and then she climbed
Oh, yeah
Well, she was bruised and broke from head to toe
With a tear in her blood-stained shirt
She didnt tell the whole truth, but she didnt have to
I knew what had happened to her
I didnt load her down with questions
That girl had been through enough
I just threw it in drive, looked in those eyes
And I asked her where he was
I dont know if hes an angel
Cause angels dont do what he did
He was hellbent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
I never thought my day of justice
Would come from a judge under a seat
But I knew right then Id never get hit again
When he said to me
Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
Well, I knocked and knocked and no one came
So I kicked in his double-wide door
I let the hammer drop before he got
To that 12 he was reaching for
I didnt try to hide my pistol
I didnt even try to run
I just sat on the porch, smoking one of his cigarettes
And waited for the cops to come
I dont know if hes an angel
Cause angels dont do what he did
He was hellbent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
I never thought my day of justice
Would come from a judge under a seat
But I knew right then Id never get hit again
When he said to me
Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
Whoa whoa
Have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
Have mercy on me hey, Lord
Its been 60 months and she still comes
To see me from time to time
It was worth the price, to see a brighter side
Of the girl I picked up that night
And I might be here forever
It aint paradise, thats true
But its whole hell of a lot better
Than the place I sent him to, yeah
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Wait in the truck have mercy on me
Just wait in the truck
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Wait in the truck Lord, have mercy
Just wait in the truck
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy on me
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck please have me mercy