Have Mercy On The Criminal - Live In Australia

Have you heard the dogs at night
Somewhere, on the hill
Chasing some poor criminal
And I guess, they're out to kill
Oh, there must be shackles, on his feet
And murder, in his eyes, stumbling through the devil-dark
With the hound pack in full cry

Have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?
Saying, "Lord you gotta help me
Now I am never gonna sin again
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
Taking in the face, of a rifle butt
While the wardens, hold you down
And you 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

Have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?
Saying, "Lord you gotta help me
Now I am never gonna sin again
Take these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend"

Oh, have mercy on the criminal
Who is running from the law
Are you blind to the winds of change?
Don't you hear him any more?
Saying, "Lord you gotta help me
Now I am never gonna sin again
Take, these chains from around my legs
Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend"