Song Description
Guitar Country/Rock feel about a prisoner regretting being in jail. Song has a driving rock feel. Has an angry sarcastic edge to it and definitely has a dance beat.
| Song Length |
2:36 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Mad |
Subject |
Danger, Prisoner |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
SPENT MY LIFE ON A BALL AND A CHAIN
LOUISIANA BACKROAD NOW CALLIN’ MY NAME
I AIN’T NEVER HURT NOTHIN’
AT LEAST I NEVER TRIED
I AIN’T NEVER SHOT NO ONE
BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN I’VE LIED
I’M GETTIN’ KINDA RESTLESS
AND I’M THINKIN’ IT’S A SHAME
TO BE ALL COOPED UP IN LITTLE ROCK
WITH THE TIME AND THE RAIN AND THE BALL AND THE CHAIN
WELL IT WAS LATE ONE NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE
STEAM WAS SURELY RISIN’ ON A MISSISSIPPI MOON
SHE WAS SITTIN’ IN A PARLOR
WITH A FEATHER IN HER HAIR
SHE WAS GETTIN’ KINDA FLIRTY WHEN A BULLET SPLIT THE AIR
WHEN SOMEONE DIES THE LAW APPLIES
WE NEED SOMEONE HERE TO BLAME
YOU’LL BE ALL COOPED UP IN LITTLE ROCK
WITH THE TIME AND THE RAIN AND THE BALL AND THE CHAIN