Ball and Chain Songtext
von Paul Overstreet

Paul Overstreet
Miscellaneous
Ball And Chain (1991)
Back when we made our plans to tie the knot
My friends they all laughed at me a lot
They slapped my back and told me how they thought I was insane
They said, "Son you′re too young to wear that ball and chain"

But love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
When I′m close to you me heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer darling through away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don't feel like a ball and chain
Don′t feel like a ball and chain
Love don′t feel like a ball and chain to me


Well I still see my single friends from time to time
And they ask me how it feels to walk the line
Well I tell them it feels better then I ever dreamed it would
And I would not trade places with them even if I could

No love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
When I′m close to you me heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer darling through away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me

Well if it is a crime for a man to love his wife
Then throw that old book at me give me ninety-nine to life
And I′ll spend every minute, every hour, every day
Holding you close I don't want to get away

Love don′t feel like a ball and chain to me
When I'm close to you me heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer darling through away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don′t feel like a ball and chain
Love don′t feel like a ball and chain
Love don't feel like a ball and chain
Love don′t feel like a ball and chain