Steve's Hammer [For Pete] - Steve Earle

One of these days I’m gonna lay this hammer down

And I won’t have to drag this weight around

When there ain’t no hunger

And there ain’t no pain

Then I won’t have to swing this thing

One of these day I’m gonna lay this hammer down

One of these nights I’m gonna sing a different tune

All night long beneath the silvery moon

When the war is over

And the union’s strong

Won’t sing no more angry songs

One of these nights I’m gonna sing a different tune

Someday when my struggle’s through

I won’t have to strive

Until then all I can do

Is let my hammer fly

One of these days I’m gonna lay this hammer down

Leave my burden restin' on the ground

When the air don’t choke ya and the ocean’s clean

And kids don’t die for gasoline

One of these days I’m gonna lay this hammer down

John Henry was a mighty man

Worked his whole life long

When he made that hammer ring

He always sang this song

One of these days I’m gonna lay this hammer down

And I won’t have to drag this weight around

When there ain’t no hunger

And there ain’t no pain

Then I won’t have to swing this thing

One of these day I’m gonna lay this hammer down

Yeah, one of these days I’m gonna lay this hammer down