[Refrain]
Oh the mistakes I made
I drag a ball and chain
I'll need an alibi (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
Until the day I die (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)

[Verse 1]
I was punished for loving someone out my reach
The jury didn't know we were as thick as thieves
And as I get dizzy questioning what I've done wrong
The accusations go on and go on and go on
This is a Shakespearean kind of ordeal
The girl's got no worth, she must be out to steal
So they put my name on the blacklist and said
"Wanted alive or dead"

[Refrain]
Oh the mistakes I made (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I drag a ball and chain (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I'll need an alibi (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
Until the day I die (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)

[Verse 2]
A chain reaction started by fallacy
'Cause everyone I trust to abandon me
Just to repent for good
The guilt will never be gone
The reparations go on and go on and go on
I can't be convinced my innocence is lost
But at their expense I still pay the cost
The road to redemption never ceases to grow
You've got miles to go
[Refrain]
Oh the mistakes I made (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I drag a ball and chain (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I'll need an alibi (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
Until the day I die (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)

[Verse 3]
I will grow old shedding bitter tears
Paralyzed by love throughout all my years
What I once admired I have lived from afar
And the consequences have left me scarred
All I ever wanted was to love
But in this crowd you must push and shove
Hide away your heart and change your name
To escape the shame

[Refrain]
Oh the mistakes I made (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I drag a ball and chain (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
I'll need an alibi (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)
Until the day I die (ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh)

(Throw it all away)
(Throw it all away)
(Throw it all away)