back on the chain gang

i found a picture of you

oh oh oh oh

it hijacked my world at nights

from a place in the past

we've been cast out of

oh oh oh oh

now we're back in the fight

yes we're back on the chain gang

oh back on the chain gang

a circumstance beyond our control

oh oh oh oh

the phone

the tv and the news of the world

got in the house like a pigeon from hell

oh oh oh oh

sand in our eyes

descended like flies

yes we're back on the chain gang

oh back on the chain gang

the powers that be

that force us to live like we do

bring me to my knees

when i see what they've done to you

but i'll die as i stand here today

knowing that deep in my heart

they'll fall to ruin one day

for making us part

i found a picture of you

oh oh oh oh

they were the happiest days of my life

like a break in the battle was your part

oh oh oh oh

lonely heart

lonely hearts

yes we're back on the chain gang

oh back on the chain gang