| Break these chains around my heart. |
| Cut me loose and set me free. |
| I can’t stand to live my life, |
| Bound to your memory. |
| The 'phone rings, it’s three in the morning, |
| Who else could it be? |
| You’re gone, but you try to keep it going. |
| That’s the last thing I need. |
| Forever is over, |
| Now it’s up to me. |
| To break these chains, |
| If I’m ever gonna love again. |
| (Break these chains.) |
| I’m gonna say goodbye and let it end. |
| (These chains.) |
| My heart is tellin' me, |
| If I’m gonna be free: |
| I gotta break these chains. |
| It’s time to put away your picture, |
| Take your pillow from my bed. |
| I’m still bound to you, baby, |
| But with every step, |
| I’m gettin' stronger, |
| And I won’t bend. |
| I gotta break these chains, |
| If I’m ever gonna love again. |
| (Break these chains.) |
| I gotta say goodbye and let it end. |
| (These chains.) |
| My heart is tellin' me, |
| If I’m gonna be free: |
| I gotta break these chains. |
| Change, everybody changes; |
| Gonna have to be the one to break these chains. |
| Change, everybody changes; |
| Gonna have to walk away and break these chains. |
| Instrumental break. |
| Forever is over, |
| Now it’s up to me. |
| To break these chains, |
| If I’m ever gonna love again. |
| (Break these chains.) |
| I’m gonna say goodbye and let it end. |
| (These chains.) |
| My heart is tellin' me, |
| If I’m gonna be free: |
| I gotta break these chains. |
| Change, everybody changes; |
| Gonna have to be the one to break these chains. |
| Change, everybody changes; |
| Gonna have to walk away and break these chains. |