Lyrics

These Chains Ed Bentley- Writer
edbentley@mail.com
4 bar music intro
V1
Born on the outskirts, little town where the river bends
Everybody 'round here, family - or good friends
But when the factories closed down, the old folks cried
When jobs go away, hard to watch, our small town die
Chorus:
These chains, these chains, gonna rust our bones
Prisoners of a life, we've always known
These chains, these chains, like a cold wind blows
Young folks in our little town, making plans to go
V2
Our dreams - now fantasies, you can hear the hearts break
Families born here, hard to leave this place
Had fire in their bellies, now the flame grows cold
Folks gotta leave here, or sit around getting old
Chorus
Bridge:
There's a road that leads to freedom, just over that hill
We stare at the horizon, but keep standing still
Trying to find the courage, reach way down deep
So much time wasted, losing our soul to keep

Last Chorus Outro:
These Chains, these chains, hate to walk away
Hoping this town will survive, some way
These chains, these chains, wish we could stay
Till then we'll break these chains, and just go away