[Verse 1] I couldve gone to war Become a God of Wrath My fingers snap, flash!, and baby Youd be nothing but ash But I thought better of it Oh yeah [Verse 2] You could go oldschool on me And not spare the lash You could bash, smash me, baby Throw me out with the trash But you thought better of it [Chorus 1] Your love had mercy, mercy, mercy on me Better of it Mercy, mercy, mercy on me Better of it Mercy, mercy, mercy We got dressed in our New Testament best And thought better of it Uh huh [Verse 3] Could take an eye for an eye Drown in a big blood bath That fast crash, and baby Were a sad aftermath But we thought better of it [Chorus 2] Our love had mercy, mercy, mercy on us Better of it Mercy, mercy, mercy Better of it Mercy, mercy, mercy We got dressed in our New Testament best And thought better of it [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 4] I couldve gone to war Become a God of Wrath My fingers snap, flash!, and baby Youd be nothing but ash [Chorus 3] But I thought better of it My love had mercy, mercy, mercy on you Better of it Your love had mercy, mercy, mercy on me Better of it My love had mercy, mercy, mercy on you Better of it Your love had mercy, mercy, mercy on me Better of it My love had mercy, mercy, mercy on you Better of it Your love had mercy, mercy, mercy on me Better of it My love had mercy, mercy, mercy on you We got dressed in our New Testament best And thought better of it Better of it We thought better of it Better of it Better of it Yeah, better of it Better of it We got dressed in our New Testament best We got dressed in our New Testament best We got dressed in our New Testament best And thought better of it
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