LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM, THE DREAM I HAD WAS TRUE I FELL THROUGH THE STARS, WENT WALKING ON THE MOON BURNED LIKE A THOUSAND CANDLES IN HER ARMS HER SKIN UNDER MY FINGER TIPS THE HONEYSUCKLE ON HER LIPS SWEETER THAN A MAN DESERVES TO TASTE MERCY, MERCY WHAT ELSE AN I SAY BUT AMEN AMEN, AMEN LAST NIGHT WE WERE BORN TOGETHER, IT WAS LIKE WE'D ALWAYS BEEN SHE'LL BE WITH ME FOREVER IF I DON'T SEE HER AGAIN WE POURED THE WINE UNTIL OUR CUP RAN OVER UNFOLDING LIKE A MYSTERY, INSIDE OF HER LIKE POETRY A THOUSAND HORSES RUNNING THROUGH MY VEINS MERCY, MERCY WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY AMEN, AMEN, AMEN I LAID DOWN IN HER GARDEN, NAKED ON HER FLOOR WINDOWS UP, THE CURTAINS BLOWING, SHE DON'T LOCK THE DOOR AMEN AMEN AT THE BRANQUET TABLE, A BEGGAR AT A FEAST I FELT HER TONGUE BETWEEN MY LIPS AND I FORGOT TO BREATHE WE STAYED THERE'TIL THE CANDLES BURNED THE CARPET LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM, THE DREAM I HAD WAS TRUE MERCY, MERCY WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY MERCY, MERCY I'LL KNEEL DOWN AND PRAY AMEN AMEN AMEN