The first thing that you notice in the morning

Is that there's not a cloud in the sky

And, Lord, you can't help, you can't help

But remember your woman

Oh, how she cried all night

How much longer can this go on?

You pushed me past the point of bein' strong

I got to get away, oh, yeah

From these chains

I got to get away, yeah

Away from these chains

Standin' over your love is a driver

You know he'll be there every morning

Crackin' a whip, crackin' a whip in his hand

And my back, my back is bent

From dawn until sunset

I don't know how much more of this

More of this I can stand

Lord, every day somebody new

Holdin' me down

Brothers and sisters

What is this Hell on Earth I have found?

I got to get away

Got to get away

From these chains

I got to get away, yeah

Away from these chains

Chains

Oh, these chains, yeah

Oh, Lord, these chains, yeah

Oh, these chains, yeah

Oh, Lord, these chains, yeah