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
WELL 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
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
WELL I'M SICK
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
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'
SINCE A-HALF
PAST NOON
WELL 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
WELL 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
TAKE AWAY THIS
BALL AND CHAIN