Oh, when I was just a boy

In the town I call my home

I never thought that life could be so cruel

I could never seem to find

What I thought was peace of mind

It wasn't long before I broke the rules, oh, yeah

Oh, my Lord, I'm in chains

Well, I found what I'm looking for early one night

Working for the money I was doing all right

Every night I'd beg, steal and borrow

Never found what I'm searching for

But never got much closer

I'm standing in the line doing my time

Thinking about my perfect crime

Oh, my Lord, I'm in chains

And it's all over now

Na-na-na, na-na, na-na-now

Na-na-na

Ooh, I'm in chains, chains, chains

I'm in chains

I was born in the summertime, baby

I'm still waiting for the sun to shine

I've been wasting my life, it cuts like a knife

I won't make the same mistake twice

I can't seem to find

What I thought was peace of mind

Standing in line just doing my time

Thinking about my perfect crime

Oh, yeah, I'm in chains, chains, chains

I'm in chains, chains, chains

Ooh...

I'm in chains, chains, chains

I'm in chains, oh!

I was standing in the line doing all my time

Everybody knows it's the perfect crime

Rave about you, baby, half a dozen crazy

Every time you go it's a thin, thin line

I could never find

What I thought was peace of mind

But I've searched this town for something out there

One of these days I'll make it, I swear

Oh, yeah, I'm in chains, chains, chains

I'm in chains, chains, chains

Ooh...

I'm in chains, chains, chains

I'm in chains

Come on, pretty baby, won't you take me home?

Because I'm still in chains and I'm alone