Ball And Chain Lyrics

Ball And Chain

Well it's been ten years, and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm
in-
A broken nose and a broken heart,
An empty bottle of gin
Well I
sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet-
While I'm singin' to
myself
There's got to be another way
chorus:
Take away, take
away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I
can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return
again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
Well I've
searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life-
A brand new car and
a brand new suit
I even got me a little wife-
But wherever I have
gone
I was sure to find myself there-
You can run all your life
But
not go anywhere
chorus:
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and
chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take
away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away
this ball and chain
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel
room-
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since a half past noon-
I'll
wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail-
Times are hard
getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail-
chorus:
Take
away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm
tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to
return again
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain