I'm a running man hiding in the streets, but I've got no plan, no promises to keep,
So here I am: spinning 'round in every direction,
I hear that voice calling from above, but I've made my choice: don't need Heaven's love,
'Cause I've got my will, got my ways, I think I'm gonna keep them.

But life is full of changes,
A mystery to me,
But in these changes I can see what this is doing to me.

The weight's all around me,
Now my sin's finally found me,
I'm a jail-boy,
I'm dragging the chains,
Dead in this prison from this life I've been living,
But I still go on dragging the chains,
Dragging the ball and chain.

And then the seasons change,
It brings a new tomorrow as it rearranges into pain and sorrow,
I'm searching now, looking for a man called Jesus,
I need a helping hand,
God, you gotta hear me.
Do you understand'
Can you love and heal me like I think you can'
All I know is now that I need you.

But life is full of changes, it's funny how it goes,
One day we can't see it then the next day we know,
The next day we know...

The weight's all around me,
Now my sin's finally found me,
I'm a jail-boy,
I'm dragging the chains,
Dead in this prison from this life I've been living,
But I still go on dragging the chains,
Dragging the ball and chain.

The weight's all around me,
Now my sin's finally found me,
I'm a jail-boy,
I'm dragging the chains.
Dead in this prison from this life I've been living,
But I still go on dragging the chains,
Dragging the ball and chains.