Hammer Time Lyrics

Sawin' down some wood to make a room

You'd think that'd be the peak of my afternoon

I put away my drill and head on home

But nothing seems right when I'm all alone

Guess I'm clocking into another shift

My hands are always achin', sore, and stiff

I need to satisfy my growing urge

So I can give my life an extra surge

Got my hammer and my saw

Keepin' both eyes on the wall

Tryin' to hide what I'm feelin inside

Lest I be judged by all

Brick by brick, nail by nail

Development & scale

My quivering eyes and casual lies that the beams'll never fail

I'm sick to death of all the work I do

Betterin' the lives of an elite few

Drunk on my unrivaled expertise

The cops'll never guess it was a hick like me

Truckin' on down into the woods

Packin' up some lumber to give the goods

Smuggle it in, maybe leave out a nail

They'll never catch me, I shall prevail

Got my crowbar and my axe

And all of us break our backs

Hammerin' away all night, all day

Just to fill some dirty sacks

Well, how'd you like it if it were you

A month of your life for no quality shoe

Gettin' paid in rice to be perfectly precise

Whoops! Looks like I forgot a screw

Well I guess my shift is done

Did my job (wink wink) for a measly sum

In a week or two, I'll lay back and turn on the news

They'll say that it's a tragedy, I'll be amused

I'll walk on by that ruined site

Puddles of bodies I'll look on with delight

"I'm done with this world," I'll say with a scoff

It's time to retire, it's time to fuck off

Don't know where I'm gonna be after shit goes down

Probably fishin' in an Alaskan town

Kickin' along, right where I belong

Never to smile or frown

Got my hammer and my saw

Keepin' both eyes on the wall

Wipin' my tears, wastin' my years on a mansion built to fall