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Artist: Sammy Hagar
Canonical path: /hagar-sammy/when-the-hammer-falls
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When The Hammer Falls
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When The Hammer Falls
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Yes
I got a cold, cold feelin'
Yeah
Dancin' on hell's ceilin'
I move to the side, I lengthen my stride
I saw the big one comin'
Oh
Right now, I'm scared and runnin'
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be - there
When the hammer falls - down
Yeah, when the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls down
Nails your balls to the ground
When the hammer falls - down
Yeah
You got away with that one
Oh - you listen
You got away with nothin'
'Cause when the pendulum swings
A new dawn brings light of day
Oh-
Right now it's swingin' your way
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
I don't wanna be - there
When the hammer falls - down
Oh, when the hammer falls--down
When the hammer falls down
Nails your balls to the ground
When the hammer falls - down
Yeah
We always think everything is all right
Feels all right, looks all right
Yeah, but you never know
So ya keep lookin' over your shoulder,
you know - watch it
Oh, you'll be cruising along
You might walk around a corner sometime and
Karma hit ya in the face like an eighteen
pound sledge
Yeah
When the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls - down
Oh, when the hammer falls down
I don't wanna be around
When the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls - down
Down, down, down, down
When the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls - down
When the hammer falls - down
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