| Have you heard the dogs at night
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| Somewhere on the hill
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| Chasing some poor criminal
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| And I guess they’re out to kill
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| Oh there must be shackles on his feet
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| And mother in his eyes
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| Stumbling through the devil-dark
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| With the hound pack in full cry
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| Have mercy on the criminal
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| Who is running from the law
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| Are you blind to the winds of change?
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| Don’t you hear him any more?
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| Praying «Lord, you gotta help me
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| I am never gonna sin again
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| Just take these chains from around my legs
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| Sweet Jesus, I’ll be your friend»
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| Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam
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| While you lie on a cold damp ground
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| You’re taking in the face of a rifle butt
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| While the wardens hold you down
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| And you’ve never seen a friend in years
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| Oh, it turns your heart to stone
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| You jump the walls and the dogs run free
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| And the grave’s gonna be your home
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| Oh, have mercy on the criminal
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| Who is running from the law
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| Are you blind to the winds of change?
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| Don’t you hear him any more?
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| Praying «Lord, you gotta help me
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| I am never gonna sin again
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| Just take these chains from around my legs
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| Ooh, sweet Jesus, I’ll be your friend»
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| Oh, have mercy on the criminal
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| Who is running from the law
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| Are you blind to the winds of change?
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| Don’t you hear him any more?
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| Praying «Lord, you gotta help me
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| I am never gonna sin again
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| Just take these chains from around my legs
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| Sweet Jesus, I’ll be your friend» |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Have Mercy On The Criminal , by - Elton John. Song from the album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, in the genre Поп