Ball And Chain Lyrics

Ball And Chain lyrics

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

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

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-

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