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Ball And Chain Lyrics
Do you believe I would take such a thing with me,
And give it to a police man?
I wouldn't do that, mmhmm
I wouldn't do that
If I did that would you say,
"Sir, come down and put the charge on me?"
I wouldn't do that, oohhh
I wouldn't do that
I'm not a fool to hurt myself,
But I was innocent to what they done to me.
They were wrong, they were wrong
But give it to me one time (Ohh give it to me,yeah!)
Give it to me - two times (1, 2)
Give it to me three times (1, 2, 3)
Give it to me four times (1, 2, 3, 4)
Oh, 54, 46, what is my number?
What is my number now?
Right now, somebody else has that number
One more time
54, 47, what is my number?
What is my number now?
Right now, somebody else has that number
Ohhhh
Say boom, say, one go with him up, yes
Say boom, say, want keep him, keep him on his back, say
Say boom, say, me want to take off her dress, huh
Say boom, say, I've kissed and caressed
'Cause we're jillin' and we're chillin' into the club all night,
We're jillin' and we're chillin' into the club all night, buds
Hear the dogs, hear the beat, in the dog pound,
DJ, "Lord have his grilled cheese"
Some jealous punk,
Snuck up around my back,
Tried to take the lovin' over me
Lord I got into a fist fight,
And wound up in jail all night
Give it to me one time (Ohh yes, ooh my pussy)
Give it to me - two times (1, 2)
Give it to me three time (1, 2, 3)
Give it to me four time (1, 2, 3, 4)
People listen up,
Don't stand to near
I've got somthin' that you all should hear
All lies,
All the lies they told to me,
Form a little part of history
I was always taught boy meets girl,
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later, thus 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
It's a crazy world to live alone
A ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na
Whooo
Bo
People listen up,
Don't stand to close
I've got somethin' that you all should know
Holy matrimony is not for me,
I'd rather die alone in misery
Because I was always taught boy meets girl,
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later, thus sweet baby's on the way
Isn't that what they used to say?
With a girl that you knew,
And the bonds that we grew,
Turned into a ball and chain, mmm.
I step into the great unknown
On a ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na
Whooo
crazy world to live alone
Ba ba da ba ba ba da da
Ba na na na na na na na na na na
Ah, ba da da da ba da
Ba na na na na na na na na na
Ba ba da ba ba ba da da
Ba na na na na na na na na na
Mmmmm mmm
With a girl that you knew
And the bonds that we grew
Turned into a ball and chain, ohh
I step into the great unknown,
On a ball and chain I call my own, huh, huh
Because marriage doesn't work in the world today,
It's an institution that is in decay
And if I have love I wish to portray,
I will surley find another way
Because I was always taught that boy meets girl,
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later the 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, whoa
I step into the great unknown,
On a ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na na
Whoooo
And give it to a police man?
I wouldn't do that, mmhmm
I wouldn't do that
"Sir, come down and put the charge on me?"
I wouldn't do that, oohhh
I wouldn't do that
But I was innocent to what they done to me.
Give it to me - two times (1, 2)
Give it to me three times (1, 2, 3)
Give it to me four times (1, 2, 3, 4)
What is my number now?
Right now, somebody else has that number
What is my number now?
Right now, somebody else has that number
Ohhhh
Say boom, say, want keep him, keep him on his back, say
Say boom, say, me want to take off her dress, huh
Say boom, say, I've kissed and caressed
We're jillin' and we're chillin' into the club all night, buds
Hear the dogs, hear the beat, in the dog pound,
DJ, "Lord have his grilled cheese"
Snuck up around my back,
Tried to take the lovin' over me
Lord I got into a fist fight,
And wound up in jail all night
Give it to me - two times (1, 2)
Give it to me three time (1, 2, 3)
Give it to me four time (1, 2, 3, 4)
Don't stand to near
I've got somthin' that you all should hear
All lies,
All the lies they told to me,
Form a little part of history
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later, thus sweet baby's on the way
Kiss 'em on the cheek and life's okay
I don't have no time
To listen to conflicting points of view, oh
It's a crazy world to live alone
A ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na
Whooo
Bo
Don't stand to close
I've got somethin' that you all should know
Holy matrimony is not for me,
I'd rather die alone in misery
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later, thus sweet baby's on the way
Isn't that what they used to say?
And the bonds that we grew,
Turned into a ball and chain, mmm.
On a ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na
Whooo
Ba na na na na na na na na na na
Ah, ba da da da ba da
Ba na na na na na na na na na
Ba ba da ba ba ba da da
Ba na na na na na na na na na
Mmmmm mmm
And the bonds that we grew
Turned into a ball and chain, ohh
On a ball and chain I call my own, huh, huh
Because marriage doesn't work in the world today,
It's an institution that is in decay
And if I have love I wish to portray,
I will surley find another way
Fall in love get married and forget the world
Nine months later the sweet baby's on the way
Kiss 'em on the cheek and life's okay
I don't have no time
To listen to conflicting points of view, whoa
On a ball and chain I call my own
A ba na na na na na
Whoooo
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i think this song is talking about not being in a relationship. using a 'ball and chain' to symbolize what happens. how in a relationship with someone else you are always tied down by something or another. Also, about how they always lie to you when you are younger, saying that once you get married, and have kids its all fine. I dont know, thats just what i think.
I think this song is about today's society, how people sleep with people they don't know well, or even at all, when he was taught to marry, and have kids with someone you know.
"Because I was always taught boy meets girl, Fall in love get married and forget the world Nine months later, thus sweet baby's on the way Isn't that what they used to say? "
This is an easy one...Bradley and friends are explaining how a wife and kids hold them down and prevent them from living the life they once lived
"I step into the great unknown, on a ball and chain i call my own"-represents the "new life" he has with a wife and kids and he must leave his old life behind
"Holy matrimony is not for me, I'd rather die alone in misery"- Bradley is saying that he would rather DIE ALONE than have a wife and kids...definetly aint-marriage, not homophobic
It's pretty obvious that this song is about Brad Nowell proclaiming that he doesn't want to be "tied down" to a marriage commitment, that he'd rather be free, and that he feels that marriage isn't necessary in modern society, given that people freely have sex and even kids without marriage (whereas back in the day, it was "first comes marriage").
However, I find that the whole premise of this song is hypocritical, given that Brad Nowell indeed ended up getting married before he died. He was still in his 20s too (28), the average age that males marry, so it wasn't even like he waited a long time to finally settle down. I think Brad's contradiction is very typical and representative of most guys today. Most dudes will claim that they don't want to think about marriage and they only want to "have fun" and f*k around but "nothing serious". But then right after they reject you, WHAM!*--they meet a girl that they quickly fall "so in love with" and they end up hitched. In fact, I've had it happen with so many exes and former guy friends of mine, that I honestly feel like the reverse gender version of Chuck in the rom com movie Good Luck Chuck. I do. I think a lot of guys claim they don't want marriage as a lame excuse for not being that into a girl, and thus not wanting to give her a relationship or anything that would show that they take her seriously. I think most guys are like Brad Nowell in that sense. In my opinion, that's what's really wrong "with the world today," in terms of romance/social aspects.
This is one of the best Sublime songs! I'm suprised no ones commented on it yet! Haha the lyrics are kind of self explainitory, and oh so true.
I love this song, and it was my favorite for a really long time This song is kickass, and IDK what the hell it means! Just listen to it!!
-anna
this song has nothing to do with homophobia.
by the way, these are the lyrics to 5446/Ball and Chain, not Ball and Chain, which is on Sinsemilla.
I'd say that him saying, "I was always taught boy meets girl, Fall in love get married and forget the world Nine months later, thu*(the pornonced thu) sweet baby's on the way is just stating the common thing that most of us are always taught, stating this was just to prove a point that relationships aren't as perfect as we are lead to believe, not that that is the only kind of relationship there should be. Listen to the rest of the lyrics With a girl that you knew And the bonds that we grew Turned into a ball and chain it just turns into something different then what we are taught, not homophobia
It always seemed more anti-marraige than homophobic to me, but then again, the "Ball and Chain" portion of the song is a Vandals cover, so who know's. They are the band that wrote Dachau Cabana so anythings possible. Also, the 5446 part of the song is a Toots and the Maytals cover. Hell, 75% of thatalbum is covers.
It always seemed more anti-marraige than homophobic to me, but then again, the "Ball and Chain" portion of the song is a Vandals cover, so who know's. They are the band that wrote Dachau Cabana so anythings possible. Also, the 5446 part of the song is a Toots and the Maytals cover. Hell, 75% of thatalbum is covers.