i wouldn't mind the shackles

i've been known to have a drink or two

in the comfort of my home

it helps to minimize the crazy things

i hear when i'm alone

you'd think by now that every sound

wouldn't send her memory crashing through my brain

i wouldn't mind the shackles if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain

certain little things she used to say

they come through loud and clear

it's sad but i admit i listen closer than i did

when she was here

now every noise sounds like her voice

and i'm torn between the pleasure and the pain

i wouldn't mind the shackles if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain

i wouldn't mind the shackles

i knew the day she left

that i'd be wearing them until the end of time

but every day's a battle just to keep the burden of my heart

from interfering with my mind

it's knowing that i'll always have her last goodbye

ringing in my ears

driving me insane

i wouldn't mind the shackles if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain

now it seems like everytime i turn around here it comes again

someone else is telling me about the brand new love she wound up in

i tell myself they all mean well

but i still tremble at the mention of her name

i wouldn't mind the shackles if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain

i wouldn't mind the shackles

i knew the day she left

that i'd be wearing them until the end of time

but every day's a battle just to keep the burden of my heart

from interfering with my mind

it's knowing that i'll always have her last goodbye

ringing in my ears

driving me insane

i wouldn't mind the shackles

if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain

no i wouldn't mind the shackles

if it wasn't for the rattle of the chain