Duran Duran

Ball and Chain

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Early Morning
As the day is dawning
You're street gutter crawling
When the sun comes up

Baby crying
Says today she's dying
But she's always lying
And that's a ball'n'chain

You got the ball'n'chain
You're in the ball'n'chain gang
'Cos you're the ball'n'chain man

Bruises for breakfast
Ain't nobody's business
But pain's a lonely mistress
And you can't give up
(That's a ball'n'chain)

Flame burning
Money that you're earning
And you will be returning
With a ball'n'chain

(chorus)

Why do you love me
When you don't need me
Why do you want me all of the time ?
In my whole life, didn't get no peacetime
And I don't care if I live or die

You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain
You got the ball'n'chain

You got the ball'n'chain
You're the one to blame
You got to love that pain

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canada On Mar 31, 2005

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2005-03-31 17:23:42

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by SGDuranie

21y ago

This is a rather sad song that simon wrote in one of his Depressed moods. It sound to me that Simon is Not happy being married to Yasmin. In fact, they seem to fight all the time, & Simon's is getting tired of hearing all her deceitful Lies. (This may or may Not actually be true, but this Is what I get from this song.) It's really sound like simon's really in pain because he wants out of the marriage, & he also sounds like He's Not happy at all.

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by Canada

21y ago

Did Simon write this? I was wondering. It sounds more like something that John would write because he was going through a messy divorce right about when this song was written, I think.

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by bugoff

19y ago

Written by John Taylor, as stated by Canada, not by Simon Le Bon. Think on Sue.

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by vlcupper 17y ago

Wow, poor John.

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