I could've gone to war, become a God of Wrath My fingers snap (Flash!) and baby, you'd be nothing but ash But I thought better of it, oh yeah You could go old-school 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 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 Could take an eye for an eye, drown in a big blood bath That fast (Crash!) and baby, we're a sad aftermath But we thought better of it 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 I could've gone to war, become a God of Wrath My fingers snap (Flash!) and baby, you'd be nothing but ash But I thought better of it My love had mercy mercy mercy on you Better of it You're love had mercy mercy mercy on me Better of it We got dressed in our New Testament best And thought better of it Better of it