[Originally by Sublime]

people listen up dont stand to near
ive got something that you all should hear
the lies, all the lies they told to me
formally a part of history
i was always taught that boy meets girl
fall in love, get married, and forget the world
9 months later sweet babies on the way
kiss em' on the cheek and lifes ok
i dont feel no pain
i dont have no time
to listen to conflicting points of view

(to crazy world to live alone
with a ball and chain i call my own)

people listen up dont stand to close
ive got something that you all should know
id rather die alone in misery
i was always taught that boy meets girl
fall in love, get married, and forget the world
9 months later sweet babies on the way
isnt that what they used to say?
when the girl that you knew
and the bonds that you drew
turn into a ball and chain

(i slip into the great unknown
with a ball and chain I call my own)
crazy world to live alone
(when the girl that you knew
and the bonds that you drew
turn into a ball and chain)
i slip into the great unknown
with a ball and chain I call my own

cause marriage doesnt work in the world today
its an institution that is in decay
and if i had the powers to proclaim
i would surely find another way
i was always taught that boy meets girl
fall in love, get married, and forget the world
9 months later sweet babies on the way
kiss em' on the cheek and lifes ok
i dont feel no pain
i dont have no time
to listen to conflicting points of view
i slip into the great unknown
with a ball and chain I call my own