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8. Have Mercy
Driving down the road in a SUV
When we get home, shut off our minds and watch TV
Said the jungle's burning, Lord, down in Peru
The polar ice caps, them a' metling too

(chorus)
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, oh Father
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, for we know not what we do Lord

Summer days, Lord, are getting hotter
Something strange, yeah, in the weather
Water we drink, Lord, full of pollution
Tell me do you think there is a real solution?

(chorus)
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, oh Father
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, for we know not what we do Lord

I hear the children tomorrow crying
Born into a world, Lord, that we deny, yeah
Tell me is it too late to even try? Well,
Some still do, you know, others wonder why
(chorus)
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, oh Father
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, for we know not what we do Lord

I see the man walking down the street
Pushing a cart he's got no shoes on his feet
Mama and the children in the place they call home
Trying to make soup, Lord, from a stone

(chorus)
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, oh Father
Have mercy, oh Jah
Have mercy, for we know not what we do now
Have mercy, have mercy Lord on me. Lord have mercy, have mercy on us please
Have mercy, have mercy Lord on me. Lord have mercy, have mercy on us please
Lord have mercy for we know not what we do