I lost my lucky ball and chain
But what's the sense in arguing
Confidentially, I never told you of her charms
Just five feet tall and sick of me
She walked away from a happy man
As she walked out the door
But now I rock a bar stool and I drink for two
I just stood there whistling
Just five feet tall and sick of me

As she walked out the door
There goes the bride
Confidentially, she never called me baby-doll

I knew I'd lost my home

I thought I was so cool
There goes the bride
But I was young and foolish then
I lost my lucky ball and chain
Just five feet tall and sick of me
And when she told me of that day
You can't change your fate
I held on to my pride
Confidentially, We never had a home
As she walked out the door

I just stood there whistling
And now she's four years gone
And swear I wasn't wrong
She walked away from a happy man
There goes the bride
She threw away her baby-doll
As she walked out the door
There goes the bride

Just pondering this time bomb in my mind
I thought I was so cool
And now she's four years gone
And all my rattling on
There goes the bride
When you're all alone?
Confidentially, I never had much pride

And all my rattling on
When she'd sit and hold me in her arms
Sure as you can't steer a train
And all my rattling on

I feel old and foolish now
As she walked out the door
But this railroad apartment was the perfect place
I could shake my tiny fist