| Social Distortion – Ball and Chain Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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It's a story about struggling with alcoholism. The Ball and Chain is alcohol. In the first verse he talks about a broken nose and an empty bottle of gin. Probably from a bar fight. He hits rock bottom and decides "There's got to be another way" In the second verse he picks himself up and has some success, but the ball and chain drags him back into his old ways. "Wherever I have gone, I was sure to find myself there" - I think he's talking about the bar. "You can run all your life, but not go anywhere". Setting up for the third verse. In the third verse, he finds himself back into destructive behavior from drinking. |
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