Chained - Mavis Staples

Seems like yesterday

You were in my arms

And in a special way

You touched my heart with all your charms.

Now you’re gone

And I find myself

Baby, I’m all alone

And there’s no love left.

Hey!

hey!

Don’t know why I failed.

For you I’ve always cared

And I did all I know

To win your love and make it so You’d always stay

But you turned away.

Honey, what could I say?

How could you

How could you do me this way?

Cuz I’m chained

To your love and affection.

Chained cuz your love

Is my only direction

Huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh huh.

I’ve got to make it right

Somehow it all went wrong

Somewhere down the line

The love I lost

The love I gotta find

Whoah!

and it won’t be long

I’ve gotta make it right baby

And carry you tenderly back home.

I’m chained

To your love and affection.

Baby, chained to your love.

When I hear your name

How I tremble, how I tremeble, yeah.

Honey, you know, honey, you know, yeah.

Now I admit that I Haven’t been the perfect guy

For a girl as sweet as you

But my heart and soul cries out to you.

One more chance that’s all I need

I’m gonna make it right, baby,

Now you just stay won’t you stay with me?

Cuz I’m chained

To your love and afection.

Baby, I’m chained cuz your love

Is my only direction.

I’m chained…