Ball And Chain (honky Tonk) Lyrics - Singles - Mike Ness

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 '54 Chevrolet 

Well, 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 

I've been drinkin' with the drag queens all afternoon 

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