Ball And Chain

People listen up, don't stand too near

I've got somethin' that you all should hear

All the lies, all the lies they told to me

Form a little part of history

Because I was always taught that boy meets girl

Fall in love, get married, and forget the world

Nine months later, sweet baby's on the way

Kiss 'em on the cheek and life's okay

I don't feel no pain

I don't have no time

To listen to conflicting points of view

Oh, I step into the great unknown

This ball and chain I call my own

People listen up, don't stand too close

I've got somethin' that you all should know

Holy matrimony's not for me

I'd rather die alone in misery

Because I was always taught that boy meets girl

Fall in love, get married, and forget the world

Nine months later, sweet baby's on the way

Isn't that what they used to say?

When a girl you knew

And the bonds that we grew

Turned into a ball and chain, whoa

It's a crazy world to live alone

This ball and chain I call my own

'Cause marriage doesn't work in the world today

It's an institution that is in decay

And if I had the knowledge to portray

I would surely find another way

Because I was always taught that boy meets girl

Fall in love, get married, and forget the world

Nine months later, sweet baby's on the way

Kiss him on the cheek and life's okay

I don't feel no pain

I don't have no time

To listen to conflicting points of view

Whoa, I step into the great unknown

This ball and chain I call my own