Mercy!

gunfire, cash register,
needles falling to the floor;
smash and grab, run like hell,
push your way to the door.

small time clerks, underpaid,
fight to stay alive....
say a prayer, nobody cares,
replace them if they die!

and the hands on the clock
crawl like justice spurned...
tick tock, tick tock....
mercy gives what mercy earns!