Letra de
Back on the Chain Gang

La canción Back on the Chain Gang fue escrita por Chrissie Hynde, líder de la banda The Pretenders, como respuesta a la muerte de James Honeyman-Scott, el guitarrista original de la banda, que falleció en 1982 debido a un fallo cardíaco causado por el uso de cocaína. Con una melodía pegajosa y letras reflexivas, la pista se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de la banda, expresando sentimientos de pérdida y resiliencia.

I found a picture of you, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
Oh, what hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past we've been cast out of, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
Now we're back in the fight

We're back on the train, yeah
Oh, oh, back on the chain gang

Circumstance beyond our control, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
The phone, the TV, and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
Threw sand in our eyes, and descended like flies

Put us back on the train, yeah
Ohhh, ohhhhhhhh
Back on the chain gang

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The powers that be that force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees when I see what they've done to you
And I'll die as I stand here today, knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part

I found a picture of you, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, ohh oh oh ohh ohhh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart

Now we're back on the train, yeah
Oh oh, back on the chain gang

(repeat to fade)