Ball and Chain Songtext
von Phonte

This is a journey into the sound

She holds me down, she holds me up
She licks my wounds, the cuts you do
She tells me stay, then plans to leave
She is my cure and my disease

And it′s so complicated
Cause I hate myself for feeling this way

These walls used to protect me
Now they're closing in, yeah

She keeps me so secure, until I can′t escape
So unpredictable but it's all the same
So many nights I wish, I knew the moment when
Your anchor turned into a ball and chain
Brings me to tears, then wipes them dry
Ask me for truth, then tell me lies

And it's oh so plain, as clear as eyes can see
The greatest happiness, this side of misery


And it′s so complicated
Cause I hate myself for feeling this way
These walls used to protect me
Now they′re closing in, oh
She keeps me so secure, until I can't escape
So unpredictable but it′s all the same
So many nights I wish, I knew the moment when
Your anchor turned into a ball and chain

Ain't nothing wrong with having both feet on the ground
Until you look around and realize that you are bound
Realize that you have drowned in a sea of security
That leads to complacency, now tell me how that sound

You tell me how you found, your way back to the turnout
When the love flames burn out
Now your house looking smoky like the teardrops of a clown
Just wanna live in peace, but can′t show too many teeth
Cause she'll take shots at your frown
Pow, another shot, another man down
So I′m back on my Moe Dee shit, how you like me now?
Back on my public speech shit, talking to the crowd
Standing tall, front and center, when I'm finished, take a bow
Holla

And it's so complicated
Cause I hate myself for feeling this way

It′s cool to be grounded, know what I′m saying?
Just don't get used to being on the ground
Let′s go


She keeps me so secure, until I can't escape
So unpredictable but it′s all the same
So many nights I wish, I knew the moment when
Your anchor turned into a ball and chain

Uh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh
It's Phontigga, uh, and my man Swiff Dizzle, yes