Sam Smith

Released: May 15, 2015

Songwriter: William John Pearce Victoria Hemmings John Conlon

Producer: Tai

[Verse 1]
We've got our problems
They're not so bad
Sticky situations always stop us from moving ahead
Just a civil feeling....and it feels so right
Where's the need for this indecision?
I don't really want to fight

[Chorus]
Show a little mercy on me
Give me a chance
You don't have to worry baby
I'll do the rest

[Verse 2]
I know nothing is perfect
I see the doubt in your eyes
You're asking me so many questions
I pray that you realize
You don't the meaning
And it hurts me to say
In these games where we hide our feelings
Our problems remain the same

[Chorus]
Show a little mercy on me
Give me a chance
You don't have to worry baby
I'll do the rest

[Chorus]
Show a little mercy on me
Give me a chance
You don't have to worry baby
I'll do the rest

[Chorus]
Show a little mercy on me
Give me a chance
You don't have to worry baby
I'll do the rest

[Chorus]
Show a little mercy on me
Give me a chance
You don't have to worry baby
I'll do the rest

Show a little mercy on me
Show a little mercy on me

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.

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