I was a slave to the nightlife
Swore I'd never let a woman tie me down
Night whiskey had me shackled to the neon lights
And I was just a prisoner in the crowd
I never wanted to escape from that honky tonk world
'Til I looked into the eyes of that sweet southern girl

And she broke my freedom chains
That woman changed my wild and woolly ways
My old habits went down in flames
And she broke my freedom chains

That highway's right outside her door
And I could take off anytime I please, yeah
But I don't go out catting anymore
'Cause this stray cat's found a home on lovin' street
She got a drop-dead smile with looks that could kill
She's hotter than a torch burnin' through steel

And she broke my freedom chains
That woman changed my wild and woolly ways
My old habits went down in flames
And she broke my freedom chains

And she broke my freedom chains
That woman changed my wild and woolly ways
My old habits went down in flames
And she broke my freedom chains
Link by link, she broke my freedom chains

Freedom chains