I went on down, down to the river Went on down to see what I could find Didn't see much, whole lotta nothin' Except for a school that be takin' on a ride
Oh Lord, oh, I should've known, babe Oh Lord, ohh, now I shoulda known, shoulda known Mama, now I shoulda known Thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that that hammer don't fall
You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that that hammer don't fall, baby Talkin' 'bout the hammer, whoo Hammer and the nail
That's right, oh yeah, tell ya a story
I went on back, back to the river I went on back, think it wasn't long And as I stood, stared into the water I just realized that I bought a dancin' song
Oh Lord, oh, I should've known, babe Oh Lord, ohh, now I shoulda known, shoulda known Mama, now I shoulda known Thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that that hammer don't fall
Thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that that hammer don't fall, baby Talkin' 'bout the hammer, whoo Hammer and the nail, man
Oh, yeah, thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that that hammer don't fall, baby You're thinkin' that you're hard as nails Hopin' that, that hammer don't fall Talkin' 'bout the hammer, whoo Hammer and the nail, whoo