David Allen Coe

Ball and Chain
Sittin' down by my window,Just lookin' out at the rain, at the rainI said I'm sittin' down by my window,Just lookin' out at the rain.You know somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,Felt just like a ball and chain.And I say, oh, oh, oh, hon',Why does every thing go wrong ?It all goes wrong.And I say, oh, now tell me why,Does every thing go wrong, all wrong.Say, here you gone today, an' I wanted to love youFor so long.Love's got a hold on me, baby,Feels just like a ball and chain, hmm hmm hmm.Oh, love's got a hold on me, baby,Feels just like a ball and chain.And I don't know why the man I'm lovin'Wanna leave me in so much pain.And I say, oh oh oh, hon', tell me why,Tell me why, tell me why, oh tell me why, why, why.And I say, oh, honey why, why, oh why, tell me why.I thought our love would lastSongtexteHoney, gonna last, lastTill the day I die.And I say oh, whoa, whoa, hon'It ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do,What you can do, Lord.And I say oh whoa,Lord, it ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do, Lord, you can do.Oh suddenly you broke my heartOh when I was givin' my love to you.Sittin' down by my window,Just lookin' out at the rain.I said I'm sittin' down by my window,Just lookin' out at the rain.Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,Felt just like a ball and chain.And I say oh, hon this can't beThis can't be all in vain, no, no, no.And I say whoa, whoa, this can't be,Honey, it can't be all in vain,Hope there is someone that could tell meHon', tell me why love is likeA ball and chain. Aus Songtexte Mania