Hammer and Nail

Things between us getting sadder by the minute..
angry words that fuel the flame..
We both are wrong but neither of us will admit it..
someone has to take the blame..

back and forth just like a shouting competition..
a match that only fools would play..
can't we both come to a rational decision?..
why can't we just meet halfway?

or we could just fight and lock horns with each other..
criticize, threaten and rail..
it might be too late by the time we discover..
we can't patch our differences up with a hammer and nail..

I can't remember what it was and if I said it..
you probably misunderstood..
or are you tying to turn my words to my discredit?
are we listening like we should?..
We're keeping score in a game nobody's winning..
we have a stalemate on our hands..
but while we're playing may as well go the extra inning..
toss the coin see where it lands..

oh! we can point fingers, insult one another,
and patronize to no ones avail..
it might be too late by the time we discover..
we can't patch our differences up with a hammer and nail..

It's not hard to hold opinions rigid and cold
that come to a point when they're left better untold..
We hammer away and we continue to pound..
if we could only hear the hard edge to the sound..
of the hammer and nail..

Instead of things between us getting any colder
I could pat you on the back..
Who knows?..it might just knock the chip
right off your shoulder..
or brace you for a surprise attack!

We can go round and around with each other
like a dog chasing it's tail..
It might be too late by the time we discover
we can't patch our differences up with a
Hammer and Nail.......