Last time that I saw you, you were on the killing floor Last time that I saw you, all the tears had turned to clay Still I haven't panicked, come and pull the stitches tight No room for the panic, come and pull the stitches tight There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes Well it moves like winter, it moves with brute force Well it moves like winter, leaves an empire in its course Heard the breakman holler: "Cannot slow it down" Heard the breakman holler: "Cannot slow it down" There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes Help me poor Melissa, hide the hope behind your door Help me poor Melissa, put the hope into your trust Is the whole world big enough, for the bitter and the sweet? Is the whole world big enough, for the wicked and the few? There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes Makes you beg, steal and borrow So I hope it never comes There is late train to Mercy But I hope it never comes