Sittin' down by my window 
Honey lookin' out at the rain 
Sittin' down by my window 
Baby lookin' out at the rain 
Somethin' came along grabbed a hold of me 
And it felt just like a ball and chain 
And I say oh whoa whoa now hon' tell me why 
Why does every single little tiny thing I hold on goes wrong  
Yeah it all goes wrong yeah 
And I say oh whoa whoa now babe tell me why 
Why does every thing every thing 
Hey here you gone today I wanted to love you 
Honey I just wanted to hold you I said for so long 
Yeah Alright Hey 
Love's got a hold on me baby 
Feels just like a ball and chain 
Now love's just draggin' me down baby yeah 
Feels like a ball and chain 
I hope there's someone out there who could tell me 
Why the man I love wanna leave me in so much pain 
Yeah maybe maybe you could help me come on help me 
And I say oh whoa whoa now hon' tell me why 
Now tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me tell me why yeah 
And I say oh whoa whoa whoa when I ask you 
When I need to know why c'mon tell me why hey hey hey 
Here you've gone today 
I wanted to love you and hold you 
Till the day I die 
I said whoa whoa whoa 
And I say oh whoa whoa no honey 
It ain't fair daddy it ain't fair what you do 
I see what you're doin' to me and you know it ain't fair 
And I say oh whoa whoa now baby 
It ain't fair now now now what you do 
I said hon' it ain't fair what hon' it ain't fair what you do 
Oh here you gone today and all I ever wanted to do 
Was to love you 
Honey an' I think there can be nothing wrong with that 
Only it ain't wrong no no no no no 
Sittin' down by my window 
Lookin' at the rain 
Lord Lord Lord sittin' down by my window 
Lookin' at the rain see the rain 
Somethin' came along grabbed a hold of me 
And it felt like a ball and chain 
Oh this can't be in vain 
And I'm gonna tell you one just more time yeah yeah 
And I say oh whoa whoa now baby 
This can't be no this can't be in vain 
And I say no no no no no no no no whoa 
And I say whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa 
Now now now now now now now now now no no not in vain 
Hey hope there is someone that could tell me 
Hon' tell me why 
Hon' tell me why love is like 
Just like a ball 
Just like a ball 
Baaaaaaalllll 
Oh daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy 
And a chain 
Yeah