I抳e only myself to blame,

Now that I抦 tangled up in chains,

So you say, ooh, so you say

Caught in this human cage,

Trapped, and I抦 fired up with rage

And somebody抯 got to pay

I can never talk about it,

I can never say what I want to say

So I抣l take your tip and I抣l bite my lip

And hope it goes away

You say I抦 a man of straw

Well, baby, I抦 gonna break your law

Then it抯 war, ooh, yes it抯 war

Love on a thin white line,

Love that was just a waste of time,

Oh, not anymore

I can feel it coming at me,

I can feel it coming like the wind

But, I抦 locked away and I抦 bound to stay,

So no one can get in

I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

Oh, I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

I only pray that before I die,

Just like a phoenix I will rise and fly

Tell me who抯 to blame,

Oh, I抦 a man, now I抦 a man in chains

There must be a reason why

You抮e pulling the wool down on my eyes

It抯 a lie, it抯 a lie

Dragging this ball and chain,

Oh, how long can I take this pain?

But somebody has to try, yeah

Oh, I can feel the pressure on me,

I can feel it taking me from the start

Sticks and stones will smash my bones,

But never break my heart

I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

Oh, I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

I only pray that before I die,

Just like a phoenix I will rise and fly

Tell me who抯 to blame,

Oh, I抦 a man, now I抦 a man in chains

I can never talk about it,

Oh, I can never say what I want to say

So I抣l take your tip and I抣l bite my lip

And hope it goes away

I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

Oh, I抦 a man in chains, I抦 a man in chains

I only pray that before I die,

Just like a phoenix I will rise and fly

Tell me who抯 to blame,

Oh, I抦 a man, now I抦 a man in chains