Ball and Chain
Well you can't get off the ground, your mind's divided, your energy is drained.
No freedom in your spirit- seems like carrying a ball and chain.
The attitudes that bind us, no soaring, no real peace
Unwilling to look within ourselves, unable to gain release,
Put it away- why don'tcha put it away?
Your anger wrath and bitterness, just put it away!
A prisoner of your own making you look for others now to blame
You've got an unforgiving spirit- you've got yourself a ball and chain
Within walls of isolation you have set yourself apart
You must be kind and forgiving- you must have a tender heart.
Put it away- why don'tcha put it away?
Take your unforgiving spirit and put it away
You can't live life with a ball and chain
Let it go, you've got so much to gain!
Put it away- why don'tcha put it away?
Jesus freed you from that ball and chain so put it away
Put it away- put it away!
November 1985
Anthony Foster
thsi was a rich time in the Lord- I was experiencing the call of freedom in Christ in a real way, having just completed a study of Galatians.
Copyright 1985 Anthony Foster