we were huddled in the rain, in vain, we waited for the train

and where were people warm and dry? on the street where mercy died

on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

smirking the appointed one, takes photo ops under the sun

while sisters wailed and brothers cried to the street where mercy died,

to the street where mercy died, to the street where mercy died

to see the wind, don't need a vane

it's just god's will, the hurricane

but the flood that came like none before

can be traced back to that white house door

from the father to the son, the plan was set, the deed was done

the truth was spun, undone, tongue-tied on the street where mercy died

on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

it's a black heart full of lies, it's a white house that denies

and feeds us corporate alibis from the street where mercy died

from the street where mercy died, from the street where mercy died

to see the wind, don't need a vane

it's just god's will, the hurricane

but the flood that came like none before,

is traced back to that white house door

if you feel you've been deceived, and don't know who you can believe

follow where the money hides on the street where mercy died

on the street where mercy died, on the street where mercy died

words and music by james lee stanley, 2005/2006 james lee stanley music, bmi

for hurricaine katherine and the shrub