Put The Hammer Down

[T.C. Elliott]

This was a song I co-wrote and recorded for the Spintunes #8 contest earlier this year. I put this in my songcrafters folder to share and I just realized that I never shared it. I like the song so here it is. It's a co-write with a lyricist form the boffo yux dudes. Originally intended for a female vocal that never came through. All the performance is me except that eastern European instrument that I used twice that was sent to me.

Put The Hammer Down

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My man drove a truck all over the place
All the women loved his cheating face
Had a girl or two in every town
Said he just had to put the hammer down

It didn't take long till i'd had enough
But he just said, 'that's the price of love."
Well I don't love it, in fact I hate it
Better clean up his act, don't you think I rate it?

Gotta put the hammer down
He's workin' on a deadline
RPMs on the red line
Gotta put the hammer down
He don't get too much down time
Too many women on his mind

Gotta put the hammer down
(Where's he puttin' it down?)

Got tired of my man and his big ass hammer
Tired of excuses he used to yammer
But I gotta hammer all of my own
It's hard and thick and it's mighty strong

I'm gonna put that hammer down
Gonna pound it twice as hard
Into his his cheatin' heart
Gonna put that hammer down
Straight into his cheatin' head
Gonna pound him till he's dead
Gonna put that hammer down
(Gonna ease my pain)

bridge:
When all you've got is a hammer
Everything looks just like a nail
When all you've got is a broken heart
You gotta hit him twice as hard


I'm gonna put that hammer down
Gonna pound it twice as hard
Into his his cheatin' heart

Gonna put that hammer down
Straight into his cheatin' head
Gonna pound him till he's dead

Gonna put that hammer down
(Gonna ease my pain)
(Gonna ease my pain)
(Gonna ease my pain)

[Redler]

Great story telling song! Well written and arranged! The production is in balance, loved the tones, too.
The strings sound really sweet here! Top class job, TC!

[Greeny]

This is a beauty. The harmonies on the chorus are so lush, and the instrumentation is so nicely panned and balanced. Got a real Tom Petty vibe in places. And that lyric... really dark! A powerful and expertly-crafted song.

[thetworegs]

Great title great song love the vocal!

[Hook]

Very cool storytelling brother & very well produced, it sounds great!
Rock on!

[Blooby]

The production on this one sucked me right in. Great song, served up on a silver platter. I'm having a hard time hearing a female's vocal on it, though. I guess I just heard this first.

Nice post.

Blooby

[Geir]

The production on this one sucked me right in.

Me too !!

This is fabulous !

Just great songwriting !

love it

oh .... and I love the sound of the acoustic guitars !

[Jarle]

Well crafted song and performance. Great vocal and harmonies.

[SE]

Would love to hear some female vox on this, just ticks so many  boxes for me. The tag line is just a daily occurrence for me at work, what I,m told is, get your lead boots on.
Can hear the female perspective in the lyrics and have met these guys who drift from town to town, very well written. 

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Nice work TC, as the guys say the production is pretty much spot on. I particularly enjoyed the bass work.  Willie