Well it's been ten years and a thousand tears
And look at the mess I'm in
An empty bottle of gin
Well I sit and I pray
In my broken down Chevrolet
While I'm singin' to myself
There's got to be another way
Take away, take away
Take away this ball and chain
I'm lonely and I'm tired
And I can't take any more pain
Take away, take away
Never to return again
Take away, take away
Take away, take away this ball and chain
Well I've searched and I've searched
To find the perfect life
I even got me a little wife
But whenever I have gone
I was sure to find myself there
You can run all your life
But not go anywhere
(Repete o Refrão)
Well I'll pass the bar on the way
To my dingy hotel room
I spent all my money
Been drinkin' since half past noon
I'll wake there in the mornin'
Or maybe in the county jail
Times are hard getting harder
I'm born to lose and destined to fail
(Repete o refrão)