Hammer and Heart

by Eric Douglas

Genre: Americana/Country

Lyrics

Gotta shake off the weekend
Put my feet on the floor
Daylight came too early
And I’ve gotta get this ship off the shore

It’s a mean old world
So you’ve gotta play tough
But there’s nothing worth doing
If it isn’t for the ones you love

It’s more than the money you make
You get what you give, so you give what it takes

CHORUS:
Muscle and blood, hammer and heart
Body and soul, death do us part
Like John Henry, driving through the dark
The steadfast pounding of muscle and blood
Hammer and heart

There’s food on the table
And a roof on our heads
At night when the children are safe
I know we’re getting ahead

It’s a mean old world
But I ain’t asking for help
I don’t want that corner office
‘Cause I’ve gotta get the job done myself

It’s a train without any brakes
But you get what you give, so you give what it takes

CHORUS

bridge:
I do the best I can to pull this mystery apart
And put it back together again with my hammer and heart

It’s almost the weekend
It comes right on time
There’s another mountain coming
And I’ve gotta get ready to climb

Made my share of mistakes
But you get what you give, so you give what it takes

CHORUS