[Verse 1]
Take my hand, mother
Tell me I don't have to go
I'll never play with guns again
Hold my hand, mother
Tell me once again that everything will be alright
Everything will be alright

[Chorus]
'Cause when the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
You get what you deserve
When the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
Oh-day-oh, say oh-day-oh (Say oh-day-oh)

[Verse 2]
Eighteen years, mother
Eighteen years I'll never know
Tonight that I go
Just as any othеr who needs a dollar
But I killed a man for 25
Killed a man to stay alive
For nothing

[Chorus]
'Causе when the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
You get what you deserve
When the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
Oh-day-oh, say oh-day-oh (Say oh-day-oh)
[Chorus]
'Cause when the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
You get what you deserve
When the hammer strikes
When the hammer strikes down
Oh-day-oh, say oh-day-oh (Say oh-day-oh)