The Walkabouts - Specimen Days lyrics

Oh one night of mercy Give me one night of merciful Shocks to the skull Watching these specimens grow Small miracles stuffed In old powder kegs Can't mix boot leather With common-sense rags Watching these specimens grow I may know nothing But it never says no Won't answer in good turn Earth rumbling below Got hope in the backseat And truth on the roof Look out below This rumbling needs somewhere to go All cut up and painless Brake lights blown out On the back of your skull Watching these specimens grow O misery's daughter Please know when to quit Not a hose for the fire There's a snake in the pit Watching these specimens grow I may know nothing But it never says no Won't answer in good turn Earth rumbling below Got hope in the backseat And truth on the roof Look out below This rumbling needs somewhere to go One night of mercy Give me one night so merciful One night of mercy