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Ball and Chain Lyrics by Paul Overstreet

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Back when we made our plans to tie the knot
My friends, they all laughed at me a lot
They slapped my back and told me how they thought I was insane
They said, "Son, you're too young to wear that ball and chain?"
But love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
When I'm close to you, my heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer, darling, throw away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don't feel like a ball and chain
It don't feel like a ball and chain
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Well, I still see my single friends from time to time
And they ask me how it feels to walk the line
Well, I tell them it feels better then I ever dreamed it would
And I would not trade places with them even if I could
No, love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
When I'm close to you, my heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer, darling, throw away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Well, if it is a crime for a man to love his wife
Then throw that old book at me, give me ninety-nine to life
And I'll spend every minute, every hour, every day
Holding you close, I don't want to get away
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
When I'm close to you, my heart feels wild and free
If you are my jailer, darling, throw away the key
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
Love don't feel like a ball and chain to me
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Paul Overstreet

Paul Overstreet

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"Ball and Chain" appears on "Heroes".

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