[Verse 1]
Last night I woke alone with a whisper in my ear
Recanting all my aspirations and my fears
And when the sun came up that voice had disappeared
But it would linger on for years

[Chorus]
It said "We can't just blame it on our mothers
Claim everything they did was always wrong"

And there ain't no turning back/ when our train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash (watch it crash)
And there ain't no right or wrong/ when we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash

[Verse 2]
So mercy, mercy, mercy me
Praying for the death of a man I'll never meet
Though everyone will know the truth, they'll still just make believe
Mercy, mercy me

[Chorus]
"We can't just blame it on our mothers
Claim everything they did was always wrong"

And there ain't no turning back/ when the train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash (watch it crash)
And there ain't no right or wrong/ when we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
[Verse 2]
So mercy, mercy, mercy me
Praying for the death of a man I'll never meet
Though everyone will know the truth, they'll still just make believe
Mercy, mercy me

[Verse 3]
That's all they came for,/ that's all they took
That's all we had to offer,/ only dirty looks
And when they realized we'd given all we could,/ that's when they finally understood

Mercy, mercy, mercy me
Haunted by the memories of things we'll never see
Guilty for the statements that we'll never get to speak
Mercy, mercy me

[Chorus]
"We can't quite blame it on our mothers
Claim everything they did was always wrong"
And there ain't no turning back/ when your train is off its track
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
And there ain't no right or wrong/ when we know it won't be long
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash
Watch it crash
And there's nothing we can do but watch it crash