Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
The diggers and the tower cranes
The diggers and the tower cranes
Don`t want demolition
Don`t want your compensation
It`s not just bricks and mortar
We are lambs to slaughter
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
The diggers and the tower cranes
The diggers and the tower cranes
Must we live in fear
From those who shed no tears?
Our one and only shelter
Your games, your helter skelter
Motorways and office blocks
They`re standing on the spot where stood a home
Crushing on the memories of people
Who have since turned to stone, ah
They`ve turned to stone, ah, they`ve turned to stone
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain
Save us from the ball and chain, oh yeah
The diggers and the tower cranes
The diggers and the tower cranes
© EMI v*rgin MUSIC, LTD;
| Disc | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | English Settlement Studio Album | 1982 |
| 1 | 6 | Upsy Daisy Assortment Compilation | 1997 |
| 1 | 1 | Ball And Chain Single | 1982 |
| 1 | 15 | Fossil Fuel - The XTC Singles 1977-92 Compilation | 1996 |
| 1 | 12 | Waxworks - Some Singles 1977-1982 Compilation | 1992 |
| 1 | 12 | The Compact XTC - The Singles 1978-85 Compilation | 1985 |
| 1 | 10 | Look Look Compilation | 1982 |
| 1 | 10 | Best Hits Video | 1982 |
| 1 | 7 | Fab Foursome In Philly Live | 1994 |
| 1 | 7 | Life Begins At The Rock (Live 1982) Unofficial | 2011 |
| 1 | 12 | Extatic 1.... Drums & Wires Sessions Unofficial | 2011 |
| 1 | 1 | 1982-03-08: Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands Live | |
| 1 | 5 | 1982-03-07: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium Live | |
| 1 | 15 | Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977–92 Compilation | 1996 |
| 1 | 12 | The Compact XTC: The Singles 1978–85 Compilation | 1986 |
| 1 | 12 | Waxworks: Some Singles 1977–1982 Compilation | 1982 |
| 1 | 15 | Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles Collection 1977 - 1992 | 2009 |
| 1 | 15 | Fossil Fuel THE XTC SINGLES 77-92 1 | |
| 1 | 12 | The Compact XTC | 2003 |
| Track | Song Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melt The Guns | 6:31 |
| 1 | Runaways | 4:30 |
| 2 | Ball & Chain | 4:32 |
| 2 | Leisure | 5:01 |
| 3 | It's Nearly Africa | 3:54 |
| 3 | Senses Working Overtime | 4:51 |
| 4 | Jason & The Argonauts | 5:21 |
| 4 | Knuckle Down | 4:26 |
| 5 | Fly On The Wall | 3:11 |
| 5 | No Thugs In Our House | 5:22 |
| 6 | Down In The Cockpit | 5:35 |
| 6 | Yacht Dance | 3:52 |
| 7 | All Of A Sudden (It's Too Late) | 5:18 |
| 7 | English Roundabout | 3:50 |
| 8 | Snowman | 4:47 |
1
19
0
