When The Hammer Falls

from Across The Road by John Christian

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After I met my wife we started out making plans for our future. We were both older when we met. With so little time to prepare I felt that I was up against a lot. So I rolled up my sleeves and went to work on making our lives comfortable. I looked ahead and saw that done right it will work.

That is when I wrote this song.

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You’ll take the hard ride home
You’ll lose all that you’ve grown
You’ll have just what you’ve known
When the hammer falls
I’ll pause for one last time
And find that all is fine
With my love forever mine
When the hammer falls

We’ll see the stars at night
We’ll see them shine so bright
This will be our soul’s delight
When the hammer falls
Our dreams will set us free
Bright days are all we’ll see
This world belongs to you and me
When the hammer falls

I can take you far inside
You no longer have to hide
Like a cat without its claws
Like a dog forever lost

I’ll take the long way back
I’ll mend all that is cracked
I’ll throw it all in my pack
When the hammer falls
We’ll work and live and love
We’ll see the sun above
And we will never have enough
When the hammer falls

We’ll take the soft ride home
We’ll reap all that we’ve grown
We’ll have more than we’ve known
When the hammer falls
You’ll pause for one last time
You’ll see that all is fine
You are forever mine
When the hammer falls

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from Across The Road, released May 25, 2016
John Christian - electric guitar, vocals, bass, piano, organ, electric , pianodrums, bongos, congas, arrangements, and production.

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