Ball And Chain (Honky Tonk)

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
 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
 Take away this ball and chain
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 Well, I've searched and I've searched how
 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 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
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 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
 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
 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