Tied down, Lord, I'm tied down Heartaches have got me by the scoreI guess I'm the one to blame Cause I want to change her nameI'm tied down forevermoreI've been working hard all week, saving up my doughI'd like to go honky-tonking or go to see a showMy wife, she is mad at me, trouble I have foundFeeling good on a Saturday night, but I'm tied downTied down, Lord, I'm tied downHeartaches have got me by the scoreI guess I'm the one to blameCause I want to change her nameI'm tied down forevermoreI thought I'd get myself a wife so I could be freeFrom that doggone ball and chain that my folks hadOn me, but I stepped off into shameNow I wear a frown, it seems that I can't have no funCause I'm tied downAs we walk down that long aisle, slowly hand in handWhat that preacher said to me I didn't understandI found out now what it meant, and I'm feeling blueI never will forget the day that I said I'd doTied down, Lord, I'm tied downHeartaches have got me by the scoreI guess I'm the one to blame Cause I want to change her nameI'm tied down forevermore