Drive Another Nail Song Lyrics and Chords by Randy Travis
Drive Another Nail
Recorded by Randy Travis
Written by Mike Curtis and Marlon Raybon
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Sam was a carpenter fifty years
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He pounded out blood sweat and tears
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day he hung his hammer up
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wanted to do the things he loved
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What
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once was Sunday fishing now was
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seven days a week
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told his wife to find me
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I'll be down at the
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creek
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I don't wanna drive another
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I've
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worked hard to do my job and I
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did it well
I've
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got the scars on these two hands that
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show I haven't failed
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I don't wanna
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drive another
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she was a woman
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full of faith and
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old Sam was full of pride
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knew that he had
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one more job to
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do before he
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died
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Easter Sunday
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rolled around
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At a country church for the
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lost and
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found
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Sam was there against his will
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preacher spoke on Calvary's hill
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how they took the Master and they
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nailed Him to a tree
And you could
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hear old Sam a crying as he
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fell down on his
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knees
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I don't wanna drive another
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want to live my life for You I want to
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do it well
You've
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got the scars on Your two hands that
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show where I have failed
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I don't want to
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drive another
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Repeat last verse
FAQ
Who sang the the song Drive Another Nail?
- The song Drive Another Nail was sang by Randy Travis.
Who is Randy Travis?
- Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including sixteen that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album Storms of Life, which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s.
By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. Records for DreamWorks Records and then for Word Records, where he began recording more Christian material. Although the career shift produced only one more number-one country hit "Three Wooden Crosses", Travis went on to earn several Dove Awards, including Country Album of the Year five times. Since his stroke, which severely limited his singing and speaking ability, he has released archival recordings and made limited public appearances. In addition to his singing career, he pursued an acting career, appearing in numerous films and television series, including The Rainmaker (1997) with Matt Damon, Black Dog (1998) with Patrick Swayze, Texas Rangers (2001) with James Van Der Beek, National Treasure 2 (2007) and seven episodes of the Touched by an Angel television series.
Travis has sold over 25 million records and has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMA Awards, eleven ACM Awards, 10 AMA Awards, eight GMA Dove Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2016, Travis was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
