There's a "screw" followed by a "you" Followed by a "Damn, you've done it this time Here's what I'm gonna do" And there's a door bein' slammed Followed by gravel kickin' up from the back of a black Trans Am Yeah, and that's a hammer, that's a heavy blow That's a nine-pound comin' down on a "Never shoulda let her go" And that's a killer, put her hurt down deep When a devil-red dust cloud risin' up's all you see Yeah, that's a hammer There's a bag and an axe to grind In a backseat, she left everything else behind And there's hell, and there's how I feel And there's a poundin' in my head and a bed that's cold as steel Yeah, and that's a hammer, that's a heavy blow That's a nine-pound comin' down on a "Never shoulda let her go" Yeah, and that's a killer, put her hurt down deep When a devil-red dust cloud risin' up's all you see Yeah, that's a hammer This ain't no note that she left behind This ain't no tear fallin' from her eyes It's the fire in the words of a last goodbye Mmm, and that's a hammer, that's a heavy blow That's a nine-pound comin' down on a "Never shoulda let her go" Yeah, and that's a killer, put her hurt down deep When a devil-red dust cloud risin' up's all you see Yeah, that's a hammer Yeah, that's a hammer