Uriah Heep - Nail On The Head Lyrics






In your younger days with your godless ways
And your gold crest limousine
You were making trends with so called friends
With a power so obscene
Then your hollow heart it was torn apart
You were thrown a learning curve
If you turn your back on good advice you get what you deserve

We hit the nail right on the head,
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again

Here's another guy he just want us to try
His best to make things good
He's an honest man with a helping hand
From a run down neighbourhood
Then you hear the thud, you see the blood
His good work come undone
Step aside for the one who said
Only the good die young

I hope you don't misunderstand me now
'cos I don't want to get you down
Just looking out at all the things I see
And they keep coming round and round

We hit the nail right on the head,
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again
We hit the nail right on the head,
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again

Now we have to go down a lover's road
On a path that ain't so smooth
Many ups and downs many tears and frowns
As the sweethearts look for truth
All the lies between what she believers
Gonna have to take the fall
No fear that she will ever look back
As true love conquers all.

I hope you don't misunderstand me now
'cos I don't want to get you down
Just looking out at all the things I see
And they keep coming round and round

We hit the nail right on the head,
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again
We hit the nail right on the head,
We hit the nail right on the head
Over and over again

We hit the nail right on the head.





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  1. P.... P....

    A nearly perfect Album, brilliantly produced, Mick back to his roots (leaving this shitty American sound behind), youthly Power, Perfect Singer, and the mood is a perfect transformation of the old Heep to nowadays- thumbs up 👍

  2. A.... S....

    I must say that the chorus is used a bit too much. Otherwise? A fine song!

  3. S.... ....

    Me with 17: Damn, this old guys are still making awesome music in 2011. This is massive!
    Me with 25: Gosh darnit, how did time fly so fast /0\

  4. C.... G....

    still going strong! on top of their game always! total professionals! the BEST! Uriah Heep!

  5. E.... A....

    Esse Into the Wild é uma cacetada. Do caralho.

  6. m.... n....

    me patearon el culo cuando tenia 15 años con su primer album...y lo siguen haciendo...cada disco que sacan ...se nota que los tipos se divierten ...Grande Heep..!!!

  7. R.... A....

    Great band! Great song!!!

  8. A.... S....

    uuuuah good sound !!!!

  9. B.... ....

    Uriah Heep lost a lot with the passing of Trevor Bolder. So sad.

  10. F.... P....

    I hope Frontiers has done better things for the band than the previous labels... Uriah Heep deserved it!

  11. V.... P....

    Great song with all the elements that made UH one of the best Rock bands ever: superb songwriting, amazing vocals and lots of Hammond!. The Shaw/Lanzon lineups are the best since the Byron years....

  12. M.... D....

    yey love it x

  13. F.... b....

    Thanks Guys !!!!! \\m//

  14. N.... N....

    Good song !!!

  15. �.... �....

    Ой класс! Супер! Красавцы! Старая гвардия,а слушать приятно!!! Классика рока!

  16. G.... M....

    uriah heep rocks !!! 

  17. a.... d....

    great song,high quality album of great band

  18. h.... ....

    I will put Uriah Heep (especially the classic line up) against ANY BAND, they are probably my single favorite band of all time. I am glad to see them still out there. 

  19. B.... ....

    If this had been done by anyone else, it would sound shit. Maybe Deep Purple, or David Coverdale could pull it off, but Uriah Heep just does these tracks no-one else can.

  20. R.... L....

    so many time ago from 70 ties but there music is soooo rock&roll ...best time of music

  21. G.... ....

    why the advertising before the song? it's pointless on youtube.

    G.... ....

    But you noticed it apparently ;)

    G.... ....

    on my mobile yes, no way i notice it with adblock on computer.
    and on my mobile i do really know better uses for the limited data range.

  22. A.... M....

    when the music was alive XD

  23. J.... v....

    Man this song really hits me on the head!!

  24. B.... L....

    tomorrow at download festival!

  25. a.... ....

    Mick Box is one badass guitar slinger.

    a.... ....

    One Badass guitar too !!! A Carparelli S2 !!!

  26. s.... ....

    RIP Trevor.....

  27. B.... P....

    R.I.P Trevor Bolder

  28. A.... S....

    rock of all ages

  29. I.... G....

    wish id have gone to manchester now!

  30. D.... H....

    Great track 10/10 \m/

  31. B.... J....

    it's no big deal... but i know the guy that made this video!

  32. J.... F....

    Najlepszy dowód na to, że Uriah Heep nie powiedziało jeszcze ostatniego słowa.
    Pozdro z Polski.

  33. �.... ....

    finally! finally i found this song!

  34. G.... ....

    The good rock, always good listening to that.

  35. C.... ....

    666 likes, 6 dislikes!..

  36. M.... W....

    frutti di mare spaghetti calzone magarita lasagne fungi pizza tiramisu pesto panetone!!! gorgonzola mozzarella carbonaran parmigiano-reggiano!!! espresso antipasto bruschetta gnocchi mortadella!!!! ciao!

  37. M.... l....

    Puoi solo che succhiarmi il cazzo idiota! Non capisci la differenza tra un napoletano e una mezza minchia come te. Inculati.

  38. M.... W....

    we have one morron here who doesn't know the difference between smart and braindead.

  39. M.... W....

    seen them live and i think i will see then again soon. they are just so awesome :D

  40. M.... ....

    And yes, I played a LOT of Heep--especially off the Abominog album.

  41. M.... ....

    Rock radio is dead. It's all outsouced (in the case of our local station) to satellite feeds originating from Los Angeles. The localization is faked. The requests are faked. The air talent has NO control of the playlist, it's all focus-grouped and done from digital files. I had the pleasure of doing live rock radio on KZZT in Moberly MO in the early 1990s and had complete control of my airshift. At the time, we were among the last in the country and we knew it.

    M.... ....

    MrKevnzero I'm right with you buddy

  42. c.... r....

    Well first off it's the media.as you said they are right up there with Iron Maiden,Led Zeppelin,
    Black Sabbath and Deep Purple,and how can you go wrong with Eay Livin and Nail On The Head?these sonsg are bad ass,

  43. J.... T....

    your right juleeluvsjovi

  44. M.... l....

    We have 6 smart people here ...

  45. t.... ....

    very nineties but very cool. parts of his voice remind me of dio

  46. P.... ....

    This masterpiece album has just been released and already needs a proper remastering badly, since it features some of the most horribly extreme "loudness war" mastering I've ever seen (or heard). The album has been mastered so loud and with so much compression that it's uncomfortable to listen to without bringing the volume way down, which kills most of its power. The morons who mastered this should indeed get a real nail in their heads so they won't commit any more technical atrocities.

  47. m.... ....

    Catch these guys live at RockinSun Festival in Cyprus!!

  48. s.... ....

    @juleeluvsjovi They will, but it is only Easy Livin. Sadly, a lot of this has to do with those listening to classic rock radio today that Heep's other material would easily fit into, who, but these types will, for the most part, complain if they have to hear something they haven't head 25,000 times before

  49. I.... ....

    They haven't been as good as they are now, and have been during the last 5 years, since 1976!!! What a great little band they are:-)

  50. h.... ....

    OOps upside your head - looking forward to Shepherd's Bush tomorrow...please play Hanging Tree.

  51. R.... H....

    @Jethrofinger I play it my pirate radio station.

  52. A.... B....

    I didn't even know these guys were even alive anymore. I listen to Demons and Wizards every once in a while ( Yes I have the LP). That's a great song. It kicks ass. I hope they come out with more songs that hits the nail on the head.

  53. A.... C....

    @juleeluvsjovi

    I played "Nail on the Head" on my college radio station when the album came out in 2011. That and then later "Seventh Star". Into the Wild might be my favorite album of the year.

  54. H.... ....

    What can I say... Uriah Heep still rocks... Even though they are old farts :D This is real Rock'n'Roll!!!

  55. m.... ....

    Great song from a legend. They are an exact proof still in 2011 bands can do an honest Rock & Roll.

  56. a.... ....

    Very cool. I'm an new fan!

  57. R.... S....

    good production. production reminds me of older UFO .. good stuff :)

  58. G.... H....

    I want his drum kit !! o.O and also His Voice gets better and better as he gets older D:

  59. G.... H....

    @NorHuxy they will never quit , they'll forever rock! ;D

  60. H.... ....

    I need to see these chaps live before they quit...!

  61. R.... C....

    No I didn't see them in the mid 80's.
    The show last night was great, we got a couple of Mick's guitar picks for cheering them on so much!

  62. A.... B....

    Dude, I didn't even know that Uriah Heep still exists! And then they make an album with an awesome song like this!

  63. R.... C....

    Great song and just a tune up for the show tonight at Green Valley Ranch in Hendertucky, Nevada.

    Love the Heep!

  64. a.... ....

    Great song!

  65. �.... �....

    Медведев одобряет)

  66. C.... ....

    I have not seen Heep since Acoustically Driven 2002?ish But I will look forward to there UK Tour and catch up Rock on Heep

  67. J.... M....

    Uncle Mick and his mates still rockin' and kickin' ass.

  68. a.... ....

    I heard this song on the radio! Awesome Heep!

  69. B.... V....

    Wooow!!!... As I like this song!!!!!!!!

  70. W.... ....

    A-w-e-s-o-m-e!

  71. p.... ....

    oh wow, this really is an awesome song, i really hope theyre going to make another europe tour, since the concert i wanted to go to got cancelled x.x

  72. L.... R....

    Always Heep..always Classic! But i missed the harmony vocals..its cool but its seem to me that this song was writing for Equator or Head's First Album..

  73. D.... ....

    ehh its alright

  74. M.... ....

    Great Song great album 10 out of 10. Keep on rockin guys.

  75. M.... ....

    Great Song great album 10 out of 10. Keep on rockin guys.

  76. M.... J....

    Heep rules

  77. r.... q....

    Rock and Roll !

  78. t.... ....

    Radio won't play Heep. Why that is, is beyond me. They have had so many songs that could've been huge. But, thanks to radio being what it is..corporate and all. It really stinks. They are a quality band that deserve more credit and respect than they get.

  79. B.... T....

    what does it take for mainstream radio to play uriah heep???

  80. r.... ....

    uriah heep still kicking ass!

  81. 8.... ....

    @ReneeNme John Waite was too mellow for me but I'll give it a listen though. Yea check out Whitesnakes new album forevermore its pretty good. Rock & Roll... will never die... indeed.

  82. S.... ....

    Awesome song and video !!! And I like Mick Box with white hair and beard too, why not ?

  83. I.... v....

    Coolest granddaddy's evaarr! :D

  84. 8.... ....

    This goes to show how a band that was making great music in the 70's still has what it takes to make great music. this shit like american idol, next greatest band type bullshit shows giving away a recoring contract and instant fame for nothing when bands had to actually know how to play their instrument and work hard at it gigging to make it. it was earned... today you got hacks that suck all over the radio and it pretty much destoyed the music biz..... long live ROCK and METAL.

  85. D.... H....

    Great track....10/10

  86. E.... ....

    I picked up the new album yesterday and listened to it today. Its super awesome. ^_^

  87. 8.... ....

    sounds really fresh

  88. S.... ....

    It is a masterpiece! It is a fantasy! It is super! Uriah Heep have made a first-class thing

  89. M.... ....

    @boblord123 LOL,,Later Head Bob Lord,,QUEER !

  90. M.... ....

    Still Fuck'n Rock Baby !
    Box you're fucking INSANE Man !,,,Huge Hug baby !

  91. E.... A....

    perderam a criatividade.....faz tempo

  92. s.... ....

    Love the song,Love Uriah Heep,can,t wait till I get the new album

  93. C.... O....

    WE STILL HAVE TRUE ROCK AND ROLL!
    THANKS GOD!

  94. L.... ....

    after all these years they still fucking got it! Damnit thats talent!

  95. D.... R....

    Good song. Forgot how much I missed these guys. Nice vocals, but have to admit does sound a bit different without Byron.

  96. m.... ....

    @Mesaman44 ...AND MONTREAL!!!!

  97. M.... ....

    MUST COME TO OTTAWA CANADA ,,,PLEASE ??????

  98. I.... T....

    Not to old to Rock & Roll....And sure are to young to die......Cant wait to see Heep In Canada.....Good tune Guy's very catchy for sure.....Rock On!!!!!!!

  99. n.... ....

    nothing special compared to "sea of light"...

  100. m.... ....

    It's a really catchy song. Maybe it's a little bit repeated in the end, but it does its job pretty well