1Hey, I think I've seen your kind before one time
And I won't have you talkin' like you're a friend of mine
I don't understand this place you call your home
You're living like an angry man with your blinders on
You start to speak, my knees get weak
And then my heart starts a tremblin'
It's so insane, this ball & chain
I don't see no sense in it all
'Cause the world that you're pushin on me
Is a world where people ain't free
So throw it ball & chain
Hey, there's more of us than there are of you
We're just people lettin people do the things that they wanna do
Now you wanna see my skin before you let me in
And so my heart starts a tremblin'
It's such a pain, this ball & chain
You'd drag is all down if you could
But don't think we won't put up a fight
'Cause there are some things that just ain't right
So throw it away
Throw away this ball & chain
Throw away this ball & chain
So now I see you on TV
And then my heart starts a tremblin'
It's so insane, this ball & chain
It could be the death of us all
'Cause the world that you're pushin on me
Is a world where people ain't free
So throw it away
(Chorus)
Copyright 1990
Lead Vocal and Tambourine: Kipp