Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain ( In Album Cheaper Thrills ) Lyrics
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.