Gotta shake off the weekend
Put my feet on the floor
Daylight came too early
And I've gotta get this ship off the shore
It's a mean old world
So you've gotta play tough
But there's nothing worth doing
If it isn't for the ones you love
More than the money you make
You get what you give, so you give what it takes
Muscle and blood, hammer and heart
Body and soul, death do us part
Like John Henry, driving through the dark
The steadfast pounding of muscle and blood
Hammer and heart
There's food on the table
There's a roof up above
At night when the children are safe
I know we're doing enough
It’s a mean old world
But I ain’t asking for help
I don’t want that corner office
‘Cause I’ve gotta get the job done myself
We're riding a train without any brakes
But you get what you give, so you give what it takes
Muscle and blood, hammer and heart
Body and soul, death do us part
Like John Henry, driving through the dark
The steadfast pounding of muscle and blood
Hammer and heart
With these weary hands, I pull this mystery apart
And put it back together again with my hammer and heart
It’s almost the weekend
It comes right on time
There’s another mountain coming
And I’ve gotta get ready to climb
I'm gonna keep raising the stakes
'Cause you get what you give, so you give what it takes
Muscle and blood, hammer and heart
Body and soul, death do us part
Like John Henry, driving through the dark
The steadfast pounding, pounding, pounding
Muscle and blood, hammer and heart
Body and soul, death do us part
Like John Henry, driving through the dark
The steadfast pounding of muscle and blood
Hammer and heart