no mercy

I could have been a good person
but life treated me bad
troubles and tribulations were
the only family I had
they raised me as an orphan
whose reason was to serve
I learned with every beating
it was all that I deserved

          there is no mercy
          for a man like me
          I've prayed to Jesus
          to set me free
          I've stood in the fire
          but I can't forget what I've seen
          there is no mercy
          there is no mercy
          for a man like me