Graveyard Mercy

I dug my truth in the red clay earth
Shovel full of pain, baptized in the dirt
My shadow walks where the angels fear
Though I walk through death, I know You're near

Graveyard mercy, callin' out my name
Drippin' through the whiskey, wrapped in shame
A sinner's hymn on a rusted string
Though my sins are scarlet, You still call me clean

Crows on the steeple, howlin' like sin
Cross hangin' crooked, wind blowin' in
Knee-deep in judgment, soaked to the bone
Yet while I was unworthy, You died alone

Graveyard mercy, callin' out my name
Drippin' through the whiskey, wrapped in shame
A sinner's hymn on a rusted string
Hopin' for light in the land of the damned and mean

I ain't holy, but I'm not blind
I seen grace in a barroom sign
It said: "Come ye heavy-laden, lay your burdens down
Even here, on this cursed ground

Graveyard mercy, come take me slow
Candlelight flickers on a soul below
A rebel's prayer on a southern breeze
Still hopin' God might remember me