Have Mercy On The Criminal (Live In Australia)-Elton John

[00:00.00]Lyrics：Bernie Taupin Music：Elton John [00:22.32]Have you heard the dogs at night [00:25.41]Somewhere on the hill [00:33.81]Chasing some poor criminal [00:36.60]And I guess they're out to kill [00:45.15]Oh there must be shackles on his feet [00:51.15]And mother in his eyes [00:57.90]Stumbling through the devil-dark [01:05.16]With the hound pack in full cry [01:06.06]Have mercy on the criminal [01:16.59]Who is running from the law [01:25.11]Are you blind to the winds of change [01:27.81]Don't you hear him any more [01:29.46]Praying Lord you got to help me [01:40.05]I am never gonna sin again [01:46.17]Just take these chains from around my legs [01:50.46]Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend [01:58.80]Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam [02:04.74]While you lie on a cold damp ground [02:11.52]You're taking in the face of a rifle butt [02:16.23]While the wardens hold you down [02:27.36]And you've never seen a friend in years [02:32.97]Oh it turns your heart to stone [02:36.93]You jump the walls and the dogs run free [04:58.95]And the grave's gonna be your home