The Mercy Beat The The

There's a high wind blowin, & the stars are shining bright
Oh what a night, this is gonna be--
I think I'll let the world sleep without me
I got one eye open, one eye closed
& my thin body's trembling beneath the bedclothes
My hearts beatin' against the roof of my mouth
--It's almost time to get out of this house

I got one hand on the radio, one hand on the wheel
I got my right foot on the floorboard,--
& I'm preparing to kill or be killed

There's a high wind blowin', & the stars are shining bright
& the rain upon the tarmac
--helps me sail through the traffic lights
I'm heading down to the dock of the bay
--to feel the power of the waves
I'm gonna move up close to that wind
& wrestle with the thoughts solitude always brings

Y'see I'm stuck between hell & the deep blue sea
& I know that water's sucked under better man than me
I was just another western guy
--with desires that couldn't be satisfied
So one day, I asked the angels for inspiration
--but the devil bought me a drink
& he's been buying them ever since