She thinks her home is like a prison
And can almost see the walls closing in
And every day she feels has been wasted
All the things in life that might have been
Just a girl, young and dreaming
Until I came along
Now years passed, I took you delayed you
She still blames me, her dreams are gone
'Cause I'm the man that loves that woman
Who hates the very thought of me
And I become someone unwanted
And always haunted ball and chain
It's been said by friends and poets
That if I loved her (but they mean really loved her)
I'd set her free
Well I know the day that I want to stop my living
Would be the day she spreads her wings
'Cause I'm the man that loves that woman
Who hates the very air I breathe
And I become someone unwanted
And always haunted ball and chain
Always haunted ball and chain
