He flew in from Chicago on the 48 She picked him up like litter For the children’s sake No she never let them know Oh the line she toed Or the rust she chromed For their happy home Till one day her son passed his reflection by And said ya know ma you been living a lie You shoulda put the hammer down
His buzz word turned to back yards And a face of clay Oh for the salad days No time to lose his way When dreams he came true He didn’t see nothing else to find ‘Cept killing time inside the border lines So instead of packing it down the interstate He settled for a needle and an alleyway He shoulda put the hammer down
On the other side of the coin A face lurks of a wanna be Who is afraid to speak For fear of being seen If only he would have just flipped it once That was me ya know Not too long ago Meanwhile a cloud lurks strong out on the horizon there Where I’m going babe I really don’t care As long as them wheels roll and there’s wind in hair Might be going round in circles but hey I’m going somewhere Every time I put the hammer down