Social Distortion - Ball And Chain (lyrics)

[clppants]

Hm this song is extrordinary good eargasm lol. o-o

[mcrkidx6x6x6]

The 90's was such an awesome time for music.

[oliverhollis788]

its just sad that 12 people dont have ears...

[HayabusaSenToTai]

Great song while running people and STAG types all over in Steelport! :D

[shwnolsn1]

Got my tickets to see SD @ first ave in Minneapolis April 26th! So effin pumped!!!

[Wigley9]

Like If Saints Row The Third Brought You Here!!:)

[TheOriginalShredneck]

jackson taylor did a great country version of this song, mike ness has some great country stuff out there too btw

[justfukoff88]

This is country.

[cocainweed]

this song is amazing



[rongcon89]

Saint Row The 3 > this song :D

[soulsearcher106]

@rongcon89 Lol SR3 i why i am here

[kvillareal369]

Been my favorite band since i was 3.

[atcscc]

to anyone who wishes to "take away the ball and chain" watch the film legion, teaches a great amazing life lesson.

[johnp0729]

@atcscc That movie was no different from The Terminator.

[storyofreyesyear]

Social d is awesome

[killertrikz]

These guys have been my favorite band since i was 5! They just are one of the few bands that no matter what mood you are in, you can listen to.

[Zak793]

@killertrikz hell yeah dude best bend from the 90s

[NickTheGamerTV]

Good song..should be the song that goes with the credits to fallout new vegas

[MrOzzybenny01]

@NickTheGamerTV Hell on earth would this fit with with Fallout new vegas

[Chris75805]

I heard "Story of my Life" in GH3 a couple years back and looked up the band. Still heard about them from a video game, just not SR3. Great game, though.

[FrostyElephant]

Holy shit you guys, why do we all have to talk about Saints Row 3? I grew up with these guys, and have known 'em since I was really young. Cool, it's in a video game, Social Distortion songs have been in a few video games.  Why don't we talk about how good the music is?

[MTCatman]

Have loved this song since the very 1st time I heard it! Thanks!

[JIGSofjoy]

Yep I'm not going to lie I had no idea who these guys were until Saints 3 but yeah they fucking rock

[Angelito15Crack]

so sad this song 

[Sassafras1991]

Memphis. May 1. Going to see these guys. ^_^

[Angelito15Crack]

saint forever

[bostonianful]

thumbs up if saints row the third brought you here.

[spfann1]

best song in saints row the third XD

[Yvesdante]

"But where ever I have gone/ I was sure to find myself there".

Best sentence ever.

[gamesrule34]

11 people got hit by a ball on a chain

[pantera090789]

I'm addicted to this song...

[iceicbaby4321]

i played Story Of My Life on GH3 then i looked up the band

[EdmundoLOL]

saints row 3 got me not just into this song..THIS BAND. i'v been missing out on these for years.

[gamesrule34]

@EdmundoLOL yep same

[TheJayman213]

better by video game than nothing at all but come one, finding your music is way cooler than your music finding you (which is how mainstream zombies get their music).

[rapidh4z3]

Amazing song on saints row 3

[gamesrule34]

@rapidh4z3 i agree love sr3

[superohsome]

1990? I'm one year old that year :)

[TheSmutchypuss]

come on jerks! at least they are listening to SocialD. before the interweb people were just

HD's. saints row is frickin amazing.

[bostonianful]

thumbs up if saints row the third brought you here.

[Jollyjosh19]

i have this song on sr3 on mix track

[gamesrule34]

@Jollyjosh19 lol same love this song

[cslaqua]

wow!!!. changed my life, along time ago 

[lacrosseattacker10]

what the hell is slipknot?

[bostonianful]

@lacrosseattacker10 a hard core heavy metal band that screams so loud you can't understand a word thier saying.

[anthonyskibbles]

@mrjzelda yeah the only good rock out there is a underated ban called "Hot Water Music" really great band

[1942gman]

Saints Row 3 anyone

[Botme2012]

songs now days are terrible, its why i always go back to songs like these with true meaning, the ones that hit u down deep because u can relate, songs that give you a feeling deeper than how much money or pussy u get, songs that actually use half a brain to write. this song is wise. great song!

[MrJohnny1383]

its been ten years and a thousand tears, exactly how i feel.

[eurogalncal]

Dedicated to Michael Schnell...and my broken heart :(

[nay747]

Reminds me of izzy stradlin so much

[LLCMcFadden]

to SellTheBenefits . . .yes, it has a point -- it's for people struggling with addiction and alcoholism, which Mike Ness has gone through. I'm actually printing out the lyrics for my husband, who has fallen off the wagon, AGAIN. I'm a recovering addict myself. This song speaks to us . . . .for those of you who can handle your alcohol and your drugs without letting them interfere with your life . . . you better THANK WHATEVER GOD/GODDESS MADE YOU, but living otherwise is HELL.

[CyanoticFuture]

@LLCMcFadden I dont think i really have enough of a life for booze to interfere with anymore sadly, a little run in the with law, part time employment, single, i think my" life" interferes with my drinking honestly.3 years ago i barely drank, now I have too much time to do anything at night but get buzzed.

[YusukeTomB]

Mike Ness is badass!!! Love Social D!!!

[gta4rulesass]

i was throwing jars full of farts at luchadores on a moped with a 8ft russian juggernaut helping me out on saints 3 when i first herd this

[fredtehbinman]

ARSE

[SellTheBenefits]

''I spent all my money...I've been drinking since a half past noon''

Has a point.

[7jhammond]

i LOVE THEIR SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrjzelda]

God do I miss the 90's so much great rock unlike today

[JordanSanders1991]

The melody on this one sounds different the one on the disc i have with this song. I think its a re-released version because Mike Ness' voice is up more

[beeb375]

@JordanSanders1991 Yeah this is definitely some sort of different version, but only subtly. The acoustic guitar is more prominent at the start and the vocals are slightly different. Don't think one's any better than the other though, both amazing

[TimePortalStudios]

Friggin awesome!!!! \w/\w/ Real rock and roll!!!!

[hurleyOC]

the first time i heard this song was like 7 yrs ago and i still listen.

Social D.

[Aceplayboy19]

Ya I heard it on SR3 and shazamed that shit! Love it! And I couldn't give a single fuck about this hipster killafag nobodys interested in your interests an life stories living in the past ritard (spelled that way on purpose)

[HockeyStar005]

BEST BAND EVER



[ceasersaladlover]

@KillahRay1: Who cares where he found it? It's awesome and this obviously kicks ass over the new generation music. Be more open minded.

[shannan653]

@bigdude90 hmmm well you can go die in a hole. ya know why? because he world would be better without YOU and YOUR whining, sniveling about the comments! how about YOU grow some and ACTUALLY kill YOUR self ok? depression isn't a choice. you make things worse for everyone.

[fuckoffndie]

Man this brings back some memories it was the theme song to my life! ( I was to cool) now I am 50 and only half as cool! ask my Grand children. LMAO

[nevo138]

fool i dont even know what saints row is!!

[chickenuggets63]

@bigdude90 wow ur a dick

[Dacder1]

Oh its about suicide isnt it?

[OneYearFromNow79]

Where's my friggin comment?

[OneYearFromNow79]

I love this song. For so many reasons ...I love this song. Ken- I love u

[ausername182]

@bigdude90 Waow your a dick, depression isn't a choice, you don't know whats gone on in that person's life to make them consider suicide.

[MarsWolves]

One of the only good songs from Srtt!!:o

[00robseep00]

heard this the other day on Saints Row III for the first time... and I can't stop listening to it. Great track.

[Silduril]

@00robseep00 same for me. got to know many good bands through saints row 2&3 ;)

[00robseep00]

@Silduril same here. Got some great music on the radio stations.

[TreyArmstrong01]

@00robseep00 Same here! Funny actually cause I liked them before I got sr3, I just hadn't heard this song.

[00robseep00]

@TreyArmstrong01 Its a damn good song, my friend! I'm annoyed that I hadn't heard these before.

[fireworks109]

@00robseep00 Me tooXD

[KIllahRay1]

@00robseep00 of course another person finds out about a good song from a game haha sad

[00robseep00]

@KIllahRay1 I see nothing sad about it. So off is the general direction in which you can fuck, sir.

[KIllahRay1]

@00robseep00 haha what a loser if it wasnt for saints row u would know nothing bout this song haha its just sad how u ppl find out bout music from games LOL u sad bro gtfo here

[00robseep00]

@KIllahRay1 I fail to see why it matters where you heard a song...

[KIllahRay1]

@00robseep00 it just sad how u find out about good music thrrew a game this came out in the 70's no way u shoulda found out about it this way haha  just stick to you're generation of music plz

[ShowZoneCustom]

@KIllahRay1 trollolol gtfo

[chester10999]

@KIllahRay1 Please leave here, troll.

[KIllahRay1]

@chester10999 haha u found out about this on a game

[detroitli0n]

@00robseep00 an epic twist to an already epic story.

[Meleenator]

@00robseep00 Don't let him get to you, he's only jelly because his dick's the same size as the dislike bar.

[TitoSilvey]

@00robseep00 If this is your first time hearing Social D. may I suggest some other tracks? Don't Take Me For Granted, Don't Drag Me Down, Let It Be Me, I Was Wrong, and the classic Story Of My Life. Happy to know there's another Social D. fan in the world :)

[00robseep00]

@TitoSilvey yes! :D I shall listen to them all :)

[rysdaddy81]

@TitoSilvey you only named the popular ones..how bout mommy's little monster, under my thumb, far behind, she's a knockout etc..yes they kick ass!!

[TitoSilvey]

@rysdaddy81 Don't Take Me For Granted and Don't Drag Me Down are popular among the fans, not much the everyday listener. Let It Be Me is not as known, though one of my favs. I really feet a connection to I Was Wrong is why, even if it is popular. And Story of My Life is a classic if you're gonna check out S.D. All the ones you named are also popular except She's a Knockout. What Social D fan doesn't know Mommys Little Monster. If you're going obscure, what about 1945, Angels Wings and Sick Boy.

[Theconfusedkooppas]

@TitoSilvey im a fan to never saw them live yet though

[TitoSilvey]

@Theconfusedkooppas I'm probably gonna disappoint you saying this, but Ness is shit live. I've seen em twice, one time they didn't even play Story of My Life. I'm never seeing em again unless the ticket is free or they're playing with someone else I really want to see.

[cgwj123]

@00robseep00 me too!!!!!!

[MrVolvo240gl]

@00robseep00 same here ;)

[IMAKEUPOOT]

@00robseep00 Didn't we all? :P

[KIllahRay1]

@SmokingKiIIs1993 well speaking of "moron" who cares what ppl listen to both are good bands and i like both and if u have a problem come to cali and say it to my face bitch nigger

[MissHannahLogan]

<3 <3 <3 <3

[FloydThePinkFloyd]

KillahRay, SD formed in 1978, blink 182 formed in 1992. That's not really almost the same time.

[music4alwayz]

Amazing fucking song ♥ first heard this when I was like 10 still love it!

[dmanvoultsos]

@music4alwayz woah just saw ur comment on NOFX - Anarchy Camp. Then came to this vid and saw another comment by you. what are the fucking chances.

[music4alwayz]

@dmanvoultsos I have No idea maybe we are just into the most amazing kind of music cause we're badass? xD

[KIllahRay1]

@LORDGOAT1976 dude ur a idiot cuz they started at the same time almost and there both almost the same

[GuitarNastyBrah]

@KIllahRay1 Not even close, how can you say Blink 182 sounds the same as Social Distortion?

[fakeras123]

@KllllahRay1 is like you say vagina and penis is the same

[bostonianful]

@fakeras123 well they both go togather. lol.

[fakeras123]

@bostonianful they fit together but they are totally different thats the point :)

[Calvinf746]

Does anyone agree with me when i say, social distortion sounds like alice in chains?

[radicalaceshasbrin]

@Calvinf746 no

[Friscom99]

I've heard this song so many times before but never knew who sang it lol

[TreJdubbs1231]

Ha blink-182 is my favorite band. Social D goes good with them for some wierd ass reason

[LORDGOAT1976]

How can you put Blink 182 and and Legend like this in the same sentence?

[TheUnholyCrucible]

Mike Ness is an inspiration to anyone who's fighting this battle. Keep your heads up, friends, it gets better. Thanks for the song, Mike.

[dunecigar]

This very song got me through a pretty tough time in my life cus it told me that at the bottom I would find purity, calm, and the will to continue. That was a decade ago. Cool huh?

[Chingon6364]

7 dickheads need to get their head out of their ass

[TheJackalope71]

I almost forgot how great these guys are....... whata mook!

[KIllahRay1]

social distortion is the best band also blink 182 i listen to these bands like all the time never get tired of it

[Xsponce]

Love this song

[smoke420allthetime]

i think everyone should learn basic chords on guitar and play and sing this song whenever they feel bad.

[friedrice931]

this should have way more views

[beau2155]

I love this song

[JimmyLegger]

great album cover

[heliot58]

They capture the down-on-the skids feeling that Cash infused into this song very well. 

[joevick12345]

when i here this song makes me think of my dad

[lilypuff99]

this was written right after they kicked mike out for doing drugs so funnily enough, this song is about drugs, not love

[accfan50]

5 people are still attached to a ball and chain.

[Destiny5130]

love love social d!!!!!!!!



[fliesenfuzzi]

This song prevented me from suicide!!!

Thanks!

[AlphaWolf428]

@fliesenfuzzi a blank round prevented me from suicide. HEYOOOOO!

[SuperMunchkin91]

@fliesenfuzzi Technically a song can't prevent you from suicide. It just lifts your mood. You prevented it yourself. Good job. People don't need to be killing themselves. Things always get better, trust me.

[fliesenfuzzi]

@SuperMunchkin91

Thanks very kind of you!But this episode is sooo long ago I hardly remember.Sometimes when I do I listen to

this song and wish that SD know that they really helped someone!

[KoffinPunk13]

Mike once said, "If you have an issue, grab a tissue bro." If that doesn't help you could always hit play on this song and get drunker than a motherfucker! ;)

[VHF1965]

BEEN TOO LONG

[allfantasticimages]

The comment section of a Social Distortion video has turned into a chat room...

[MissCriminalCari]

i always think of my boyfriend when i hear this song.

[tattddeb]

@MissCriminalCari Lol are you hot'??

[MissCriminalCari]

@tattddeb i dont think so xD but thats kind of a weird question >.>

[tattddeb]

@MissCriminalCari Nuh uh

[MissCriminalCari]

@tattddeb um ok then? o.O

[tattddeb]

@MissCriminalCari Send me a pic

[MissCriminalCari]

@tattddeb umm no thanx.. thats kinda creepy.

[tattddeb]

@MissCriminalCari Ahahah chill I got hacked

[MissCriminalCari]

@tattddeb ook then

[MrBoobs457]

@tattddeb lol gtfo perv

[tattddeb]

@MrBoobs457 HAhaha bro chill I got hacked, ahaha your username (x

[yellowppd]

@MissCriminalCari faggot bunnies

[MissCriminalCari]

@yellowppd wtf?

[yellowppd]

@tattddeb bitch ass nigga

[Murdilizer]

Best Slow Punk Song Ever!

[1JOHNBOY213]

I LISTEND 2 PUNK WHEN PUNK WAS DANGEROUS YEAH SOME REAL MUTHAFUCKERS

[1JOHNBOY213]

"BORN 2 LOOSE AND DESTINED 2 FAIL " SOME REAL HARD SHIT

[yellowcrayon31]

Love them <333333333333

[tokensone]

got to be about being dope sick and tired, i find myself everywhere

[paul1060]

this is the greatest hist r -recorded version.

[danielbryttansalas]

@paul1060 YOU LIE!

[JusGeZ]

heard this live ! love it <3

[kristofixx]

Indeed!!!

[Termnix216]

Sublime also has a song ball and chain...why aren't we talking about social distortion??

[xcesar4impx666]

fuck joplin,

[ilovejoanie922]

@xcesar4impx666 You're a fucking moron. Clearly know NOTHING about classics. Dont say stupid shit you ignorant fuck.

[alohahands]

I use this ringtone for when my GF calls.

[MDemon300]

@alohahands shouldn't it be more your ex girlfriend?

[snakedoctor619]

@alohahands bro right when i saw this i laughed haha

[AbusedBarbie]

@alohahands damn dude thats harsh lol

[alohahands]

@AbusedBarbie that's why they call me "Harshbarger" lol

[norcaltke857]

@alohahands you should get rid of her sorry ass if its that bad man lol