I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh What hijacked my world that night To a place in the past We've been cast out of? oh oh oh oh Now we're back in the fight We're back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh The phone, the tv and the news of the world Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh oh Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies Put us back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang The powers that be That force us to live like we do Bring me to my knees When I see what they've done to you But I'll die as I stand here today Knowing that deep in my heart They'll fall to ruin one day For making us part I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh Those were the happiest days of my life Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh oh In the wretched life of a lonely heart Now we're back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang
I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh What hijacked my world that night To a place in the past We've been cast out of? oh oh oh oh Now we're back in the fight We're back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh The phone, the tv and the news of the world Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh oh Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies Put us back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang The powers that be That force us to live like we do Bring me to my knees When I see what they've done to you But I'll die as I stand here today Knowing that deep in my heart They'll fall to ruin one day For making us part I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh Those were the happiest days of my life Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh oh In the wretched life of a lonely heart Now we're back on the train Oh, back on the chain gang
“Back on the Chain Gang” foi escrita por Chrissie Hynde e lançada como single pela Sire Records em setembro de 1982.
A música integrou a trilha sonora de *The King of Comedy* em março de 1983 antes de aparecer no álbum *Learning to Crawl* dos Pretenders, de janeiro de 1984.
No Billboard Hot 100 dos EUA, a canção alcançou o 5º lugar, tornando‑se o maior sucesso da banda naquele país.
Também chegou ao 4º lugar na Billboard Rock Top Tracks e ao 17º nas paradas de singles do Reino Unido.
O lado B do single, “My City Was Gone”, acabou se tornando um hit significativo nos EUA, com letras que falam sobre o estado de Ohio.
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