The Penalty (lyrics)

The Penalty

Hammer come down
Under the gun
Your lies were believed
Frankly it was cheaper
To just plead guilty

So if you think you’ve got the glory
There is no such thing
Look what you’ve done
And if you think you’ve got the glory
And it’s like you’ve won
The penalty will come

Looking at her
Tearing in two
There isn’t much I can do
But now I have found some hope
In what’s coming to you

So if you think you’ve got the glory
There is no such thing
Look what you’ve done
And if you think you’ve got the glory
And it’s like you’ve won
The penalty will come

Mercy mercy mercy
I’d kill for a little piece of mercy

So if you think you’ve got the glory
There is no such thing
Look what you’ve done
And if you think you’ve got the glory
And it’s like you’ve won

So if you think you’ve got the glory
There is no such thing
Look what you’ve done
And if you think you’ve got the glory
And it’s like you’ve won

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