Sittin' down by my window Just lookin' out at the rain, at the rain I said I'm sittin' down by my window Just lookin' out at the rain You know somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me Felt just like a ball and chain And I say, oh, oh, oh, hon' Why does every thing go wrong ? It all goes wrong And I say, oh, now tell me why Does every thing go wrong, all wrong Say, here you gone today, an' I wanted to love you For so long Love's got a hold on me, baby Feels just like a ball and chain, hmm hmm hmm Oh, love's got a hold on me, baby Feels just like a ball and chain And I don't know why the man I'm lovin' Wanna leave me in so much pain And I say, oh oh oh, hon', tell me why Tell me why, tell me why, oh tell me why, why, why And I say, oh, honey why, why, oh why, tell me why I thought our love would last Honey, gonna last, last Till the day I die And I say oh, whoa, whoa, hon' It ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do What you can do, Lord And I say oh whoa Lord, it ain't fair, it ain't fair what you can do, Lord, you can do Oh suddenly you broke my heart Oh when I was givin' my love to you Sittin' down by my window Just lookin' out at the rain I said I'm sittin' down by my window Just lookin' out at the rain Somethin' came along, grabbed a hold of me Felt just like a ball and chain And I say oh, hon this can't be This can't be all in vain, no, no, no And I say whoa, whoa, this can't be Honey, it can't be all in vain Hope there is someone that could tell me Hon', tell me why love is like A ball and chain