Everybody needs a hammer Everybody needs a nail Everybody gotta go let off steam When the water boil outta the pail Everybody needs redemption Everybody needs a break So if you're feelin' low and got nowhere to go Get a hammer for heavens sake Sometimes you get lonely Sometimes I get blue Sometimes you wake in the middle of the night And feel the whole world down on you Sometimes things get heavy Sometimes you're filled with doubt Well, when that's true, if it happens to you Get a hammer and let it all out Everybody needs a hammer Everybody needs a nail Everybody gotta go let off steam When the water boil outta the pail You may be a rich man You may be a bum You may be some big shot On your way to kingdom come You could be a guru Hangin' out with a porno star But sometime you'll want to explode No matter who you are That's why... Everybody needs a hammer Everybody needs a nail Everybody gotta go let off steam When the water boli outta the pail