Everybody Cryin' Mercy

I don't believe the things I'm seein'
 I've been wonderin' 'bout some things I've heard
 Everybody's crying mercy
 When they don't know the meaning of the word
 A bad enough situation
 Is sure enough getting worse
 Everybody's crying justice
 Just as soon as there's business first
 Toe to toe, touch and go
 Give a cheer and get your own souvenir
 Well you know the people running round in circles
 Don't know what they're headed for
 Everybody's crying peace on earth
 Just as soon as we win this war
 Straight ahead, gotta knock em dead
 So pack your kit, choose your own hypocrite
 You don't have to go to off-broadway
 To see something plain absurd
 Everybody's crying mercy
 When they don't know the meaning of the word
 Nobody knows the meaning of the word