A brand new car and a brand new suit
Or maybe in the county jail
But wherever I have gone
Take away this ball and chain
A broken nose and a broken heart
Well, I'll pass the bar on the way
Well, it's been ten years and a thousand tears
Take away, take away
Take away, take away
well, I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Times are hard gettin' harder
Take away, take away
Publishers: REBEL WALTZ MUSIC, SONY/ATV TUNES LLC
Songwriter: Mike Ness
Take away this ball and chain
An empty bottle of gin
Take away this ball and chain
I've been drinkin' since a half past noon
There's got to be another way
Take away, take away
I spent all my money
I even got me a little wife
And look at the mess I'm in
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Well, I've searched and I searched
Well, I sit and I pray
To my dingy hotel room
While I'm singin' to myself
Take away, take away this ball and chain
But not go anywhere
Take away, take away
Well, I'm sick and I'm tired
Take away, this ball and chain
Well, I'm lonely and I'm tired
You can run all your life
Take away, take away
In my broken down Chevrolet
To find a perfect life
Well, I'll wake there in the mornin'
I was sure to find myself there
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away this ball and chain
And I can't take any more pain
I'm born to lose and destined to fail