The Offspring

Released: February 4, 1997

Songwriter: Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman Pete Parada Greg Kriesel Dexter Holland

Producer: Dave Jerden

[Intro]
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain

[Verse 1]
Me and my old lady
Lay in bed all day
And when I say I love her, well
She rolls the other way
But really she don't mean it
Everything she says
Still, if I believe in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with my head

[Verse 2]
Me and my old lady
Sit and sip on wine
And when she says she loves me, well
I say that love is blind
But really I don't mean it
Everything I say
Still, if she believes in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with her head

[Chorus]
So what if we're making a scene now?
You know she don't give a shit (Oh)
When she's pawin' and grabbin' on me now
You know I don't mind a bit
It's all good and we ain't gonna change now
The world is unaware (Oh)
So if you want, go on and stare
'Cause we don't care
We don't care (Shout!)

[Post-Chorus]
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and!
She ain't no ball and!

[Verse 3]
Me and my old lady
Suck each other dry
And when in that position, I'm
The luckiest man alive
Quenching our libidos
Passing time away
Now that we believe in love
There's nothing wrong
There's nothing wrong with our heads

[Chorus]
So what if we're making a scene now?
You know she don't give a shit
When she's pawin' and grabbin' on me now
You know I don't mind a bit
It's all good and we ain't gonna change now
The world is unaware (Oh)
So if you want, go on and stare
'Cause we don't care
We don't care (Shout!)

[Post-Chorus]
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and chain
She ain't no ball and!
She ain't no ball and!

[Outro]
Who-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Who-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Who-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Who-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. The current line-up of the band Brian Keith “Dexter” Holland (vocals, guitar), Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman (lead guitar), Greg “Greg K.” Kriesel (bass), and Pete Parada (drums).

The Offspring is currently one of the biggest punk rock acts, along with the likes of Green Day, Rancid, and Sublime, all of which come from California. The Offspring and other groups are credited for reviving main-stream punk rock, though it isn’t as popular as it was in the ‘80s.

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