Ball And Chain
by XTC
From the album: English Settlement
Track 2 of 15 on English Settlement (1982).
Duration: 04:32
Lyrics for Ball And Chain
Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes The diggers and the towering cranes Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes Don't want demolition Don't want your compensation It's not just bricks and mortar We are lambs to slaughter Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes The diggers and the towering cranes Must we live in fear From those who shed no tears? Our one and only shelter Your games, your Helter Skelter Motorways and office blocks They're standing on the spot where stood a home They're crushing all the memories of people Who have since turned to stone Who turned to stone They turned to stone Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain Save us from the ball and chain, oh, yeah The diggers and the towering cranes The diggers and the towering cranes The diggers and the towering