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Steve Earle & the Dukes

Stephen Fain Earle (; born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as a songwriter in Nashville and released his first EP in 1982. Earle's breakthrough album was the 1986 debut album Guitar Town; the eponymous lead single peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country chart. Since then, he has released 20 more studio albums and received three Grammy awards each for Best Contemporary Folk Album; he has four additional nominations in the same category. "Copperhead Road" was released in 1988 and is his bestselling single; it peaked on its initial release at number 10 on the Mainstream Rock chart, and had a 21st-century resurgence reaching number 15 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, buoyed by vigoro… more »

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1990

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He was standin' on the corner 
A hundred dollar bill in his hand 
Said I could feed a lot of these people with this 
But that ain't the business at hand 
Ain't but one reason for a white boy to be 
Over on this side of town 
He gave that money to the man and he 
Bought a little mercy for now 
Have mercy on me 
Have mercy on me 
I'm a sinner Lord can't you see 
Have mercy on me 

Old Joe don't know how it got started 
I guess it was the fire in her eyes 
He loved his wife and children 
And he wasn't into telling all these lies 
But she gave herself so freely 
In that room at the top of the stairs 
He'd go to her in hope he'd find a little mercy there 
 
Tears were made to fall 
Hearts made to break 
Sometimes it feels 
Like they just want to know 
How much you can take 
She was all alone that evening 
What was she thinking about 
Her mind was made up and 
I guess it was the only way out 
There's a pistol in a pawn shop window 
Made of cold, blue steel 
She took it home to find out 
How warm a little mercy could feel 
God knows that mercy ain't free 
Have mercy on me

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