Ball and Chain (Honky Tonk)

[00:21.32] Well, it's been ten years and a thousand tears
[00:25.52] And look at the mess I'm in
[00:29.94] A broken nose and a broken heart
[00:34.24] An empty bottle of gin
[00:38.72] Well, I sit and I pray
[00:42.46] In my '54 Chevrolet
[00:47.59] I'm singin' to myself
[00:51.33] There's got to be another way
[00:55.37] Take away, take away
[01:00.16] Take away this ball and chain
[01:04.10] I'm lonely and I'm tired
[01:09.22] And I can't take any more pain
[01:12.97] Take away, take away
[01:17.58] Never to return again
[01:21.65] Take away, take away
[01:26.46] Take away
[01:38.00] Take away this ball and chain
[01:58.58] Well, I've searched and I've searched how
[02:02.94] To find the perfect life
[02:07.40] A brand new car and a brand new suit
[02:11.78] I even got me a little wife
[02:16.26] But wherever I have gone
[02:19.92] I was sure to find myself there
[02:25.01] You can run all your life
[02:29.05] But not go anywhere
[02:33.01] Take away, take away
[02:37.88] Take away this ball and chain
[02:42.61] I'm sick and I'm tired
[02:46.97] And I can't take any more pain
[02:50.78] Take away, take away
[02:55.29] Never to return again
[02:59.27] Take away, take away
[03:04.01] Take away
[03:15.54] Take away this ball and chain
[03:35.82] Well, I'll pass the bar on the way
[03:40.22] To my dingy hotel room
[03:44.78] I spent all my money
[03:48.50] I've been drinkin' with the drag queens all afternoon
[03:53.46] Well, I'll wake there in the mornin'
[03:57.75] Or maybe in the county jail
[04:02.35] Times are hard, getting harder
[04:06.46] I'm born to lose and destined to fail
[04:10.48] Take away, take away
[04:15.22] Take away this ball and chain
[04:20.03] I'm lonely and I'm tired
[04:24.54] And I can't take any more pain
[04:28.08] Take away, take away
[04:32.93] Never to return again
[04:37.01] Take away, take away
[04:41.83] Take away
[04:54.54] Take away this ball and chain
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