Ball And Chain (Social Distortion Song)
“Ball and Chain” is a hit song by Social Distortion, a Southern California punk rock band, featured on their self-titled album, released in 1990, as well as on Live at the Roxy (1998).
In the words of lead singer/writer Mike Ness, Ball and Chain is “a hard luck story,” a forceful cry, a lament, a plea, a “folk prayer.”
Long after its first release, “Ball and Chain” remains a concert staple.
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“Nae living man I’ll love again,
Since that my lovely knight is slain.
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crazily tangled like the Book of Kells:
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