My heart was heavy with desperation

Just too ashamed to lift my head

′Til all my chains were finally brokenAs I prayed this sinner's prayer

God, have mercy on me

God, have mercy on me, right now

′Cause I just need a place to lay my weary head

So God, have mercy on me

Have mercy on me now

You weren't looking for a holy roller

With a point of pride to prove

How irresistible to grace is failure

To hear a sinner singing, "God, I need you"

So God, have mercy on me

God, have mercy on me, right now

'Cause I just need a place to lay my weary head

And I just need a place to raise my empty hands

So have mercy on me now

When I was desperate for redemption

A drowning man all out of breath

You threw me more than just a lifeline

You took the wind right out of death, oh-oh-oh

Now, like a dead man resurrected

Your spirit burning in my bones

Until I breathe the air of Heaven

There′s a song I won′t let go

God, have mercy on me

God, have mercy on me right now

'Cause I just need a place to lay my weary head

So God, have mercy on me

Have mercy on me now