Small Mercies - Mark gillespie

man’s born free, but he lives in chains

that’s what some wealthy Frenchman said

and there’s really no such thing as pain

it’s just some feeling in your head

and there’s a world outside your door

and they’re all screaming to get in

yeah, but you keep fooling yourself

they’re all ignored

there’re some who lose

the rest just never seem to win

but you know you should be grateful

for small mercies

it hasn’t got as bad as it’s gonna get

you know you should be grateful

for small mercies

I tell you, it’s gonna get a whole lot worse yet

so you’ve fallen out of love

cross it off the list

it’s just another love-affair that’s through

the days are dragging on so long now

you don’t know what you’re going to do

you’re carrying the world

on your shoulders

it gets so heavy that

you just can’t cope

in the old days you’d bounce back

but now you’ve thrown it all away

yeah, and you’ve given up all hope

but you know you should be grateful

for small mercies

I tell you there’s a whole lot worse off than you

you know you should be grateful

for small mercies

at least you’ve got some say in what you do

you’ve got to be grateful

for small mercies

you’ve got to be thankful

for small mercies, mercy!