hammer in hand

I got a hammer in hand
I'm gonna build a house
I'm gonna lock my blues in
and never let them out
you can knock on my window
you can break down my door
but I ain't gonna play
your game no more
'cause I can do what I want
'cause I'm a freeborn man
I'm gonna do it all
with my hammer in hand

I got the keys to the car
I'm gonna fill it with gas
and drive far, far away
on my own behalf
I might go to New Orleans
or down to Mexico
or maybe Montreal
baby, I don't know
I'm just like an old folksinger
this land is my land
I'm gonna hammer out freedom
with my hammer in hand

ain't got a full-time job
ain't got much bills to pay
but I got imagination
and it's getting its way
and I'm leaving today
to see where it will lead
oh Lord, grant me vision
oh Lord, grant me speed*
I'm getting out fast
while I still can
I'm building a new life
with my hammer in hand

*from "In My Hour of Darkness" by Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris