Your hunger after money Your parents agree The things you don't require You kid yourself you need Neglect the flower of love Give your worship to the weed Your just adding links to a long and heavy chain The selfishness that drives So much of what you do That a fixes your attention Completely up on you Your record is take away much more than your due Your just adding links to a long and heavy chain A heavy chain gets longer all the time What should be easy going Turns into a mountain climb A heavy chain gets heavier Day by day It keeps you anchored to the ground So that your heart can't fly a way The whiskey and the women You use to blow your mind Are deadly on their own And double deadly when combined They satisfy your senses but leave your soul behind Your just adding links to a long and heavy chain A heavy chain gets longer all the time What should be easy going Turns into a mountain climb The heavy chain gets heavier Day by day It keeps you anchored to the ground So that your heart can't fly a way A heavy chain gets longer all the time What should be easy going Turns into a mountain climb A heavy chain gets heavier Day by day It keeps you anchored to the ground So that your heart can't fly a way Your hunger after money The whiskey and the women It's a long and heavy chain Such a long and heavy chain