I was born this morning
My name is Mercy
Far out at sea
Between two countries, Mercy
It was a long path and Mum walked it
She had me in her skin, eight and a half months
Oh yes, eight and a half months
We left home, it was at war
Sure she had it right, there was nothing to lose
Oh no, apart from life
I was born this morning
My name is Mercy
They lent me a hand
And I am alive
I am all of those children
Whom the sea took away
I'll live one hundred thousand years
My name is Mercy
And there, before our eyes, was the enemy
A blue immensity, perhaps infinite
But yes, we knew the price of it
Arising from a wave, a friendly ship
Gave its chance back to our survival
And it's here that I let out my first cry
I was born this morning
My name is Mercy
They lent me a hand
And I am alive
I am all of those children
Whom the sea took away
I'll live one hundred thousand years
My name is Mercy
I was born this morning
My name is Mercy
Thanks, thanks, I'm alright thanks
Thanks, thanks, I'm alright thanks
Thanks, thanks, I'm alright thanks
Thanks, thanks, I'm alright thanks