Ball and Chain - Phonte

She holds me down

She holds me up

She licks my wounds

Then cuts me deep

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 that it’s all the same

So many night I wish

I knew the moment when

Your anchor turned into a ball and chain

Brings me to tears

Then wipes them dry

Asks me for truths

Then tells 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, yeah

She keeps me so secure

Until I can’t escape

So unpredictable that it’s all the same

So many night 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 your 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 cuz she’ll take shots at your crown

POW, another shot another man down

So I’m back on my Moe Dee shit, how you like me now

Back on my public speak 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

These walls used to protect me

Now they’re closing in, yeah

She keeps me so secure

Until I can’t escape

So unpredictable that it’s all the same

So many night I wish

I knew the moment when

Your anchor turned into a ball and chain