Justice & Mercy
Ward Thomas
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He grew up in a small town Burned his own house down 'Fore he hit the age of eight His mother took flight and left him behind And then there was hell to pay They said he had a friend that Followed where he went and Covered his tracks, but then His friend took his bike And wrecked it one night And he was never seen again Some said "What we gonna do? The Devil had a baby and he's comin' for you" Some said "He can be saved" They got together and they knelt to pray Half the town cried "Mercy" Half the town cried "Justice" And nobody got their way Years turned to ghosts on the low road He left a trail of pain He swindled the good in each neighborhood And ran with no trace of shame Romancing robber, fraudulent father He had a hundred names But the word of mouth across the whole South Was he was the one to blame Some said "What we gonna do? The Devil had a baby and he's comin' for you" Some said "He can be saved" They got together and they knelt to pray Half the town cried "Mercy" Half the town cried "Justice" And nobody got their way One stormy night they caught him hiding Or so the story goes As the town's people argued He was struck by a lightning bolt Some said, "Let's celebrate He's gone to Hell and we're finally safe" Some said, "God is grace" They got together for his soul to pray Half the town cried "Mercy" Half the town cried "Justice" It is what it is either way
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Written by: Rebekah Carolina Powell, Catherine Emily Ward-Thomas, Elizabeth Molly Ward-Thomas, Cheyenne Medders
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