Janis Joplin : Ball And Chain ( In Album Cheaper Thrills )

Lyrics for the Janis Joplin song "Ball And Chain ( In Album Cheaper Thrills )" from their "Cheaper Thrills" album. Feel free to browse the rest of our Janis Joplin lyrics here, or download the rest of our Cheaper Thrills lyrics.

Band: Janis Joplin
Album: Cheaper Thrills
Song: Ball And Chain ( In Album Cheaper Thrills )

Sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain, at the rain
I said i'm sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
You know somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,
Felt just like a ball and chain.

And i say, oh, oh, oh, hon',
Why does every thing go wrong ?
It all goes wrong.
And i say, oh, now tell me why,
Does every thing go wrong, all wrong.
Say, here you gone today, an' i wanted to love you
For so long.

Love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels just like a ball and chain, hmm hmm hmm.
Oh, love's got a hold on me, baby,
Feels just like a ball and chain.
And i don't know why the man i'm lovin'
Wanna leave me in so much pain.

And i say, oh oh oh, hon', tell me why,
Tell me why, tell me why, oh tell me why, why, why.
And i say, oh, honey why, why, oh why, tell me why.
I thought our love would last
Honey, gonna last, last
Till the day i die.

And i say oh, whoa, whoa, hon'
It ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do,
What you can do, lord.
And i say oh whoa,
Lord, it ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do, lord, you can do.
Oh suddenly you broke my heart
Oh when i was givin' my love to you.

Sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
I said i'm sittin' down by my window,
Just lookin' out at the rain.
Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me,
Felt just like a ball and chain.

And i say oh, hon this can't be
This can't be all in vain, no, no, no.
And i say whoa, whoa, this can't be,
Honey, it can't be all in vain,
Hope there is someone that could tell me
Hon', tell me why love is like
A ball and chain.