Chris Whitley

Ball Peen Hammer

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 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