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Ball Peen Hammer

Ball Peen Hammer lyrics by Chris Whitley. Breaking rocks all day on the avenue Gets hard to unearth anything that's true Soon I'm gonna' drop this jack and...

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Ball Peen Hammer

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Breaking rocks all day on the avenue

Gets hard to unearth anything that's true

Soon I'm gonna' drop this jack and run

Returning to the wild where I'm from

There's miles of stone, jackhammer in my hand

There's compromises I can't comprehend

Soon I'm gonna' lose these rags and run

Returning to the wild where I'm from

Returning to the wild where I'm from

Between the bricks you'll hear the children play

The calluses get harder day by day

Between the cracks you'll notice where I've gone

Returning to the wild where I'm from

Soon I'm gonna' lose these rags and run

Returning to the wild where I'm from

Returning to the wild where I'm from

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