[Verse

Man down by the river

Throwin’ rocks and sand

Lost his heart in Memphis

Graspin' for her hand

Whiskey bottle whispers

Tales of old regrets

Chain of fools we’re bound by

The dice were firmly set

[Verse 2

Train rolls through the station

Silence fills the breeze

Broken dreams and heartaches

Wash up with the leaves

Letters never sent out

Candles barely burned

In the chain of fools

There’s a lesson never learned

[Chorus

Chain of fools

We’re walkin’

Tied by unseen threads

Footprints in the ashes

Linger like the dead

Round and round we’re stumblin’

Past could never flee

Chain of fools

A fate that’s bound by history

[Verse 3

Heard an old man’s story

Etched in faded lines

About a love long vanished

Lost in troubled times

Tears ran dry like rivers

Words unspoken truth

In this chain of fools

We scattered bits of youth

[Bridge

Caught in webs of sorrow

Tangled up in lies

Chasin' fleeting shadows

‘neath the cloudy skies

Tongues tied with the silence

Eyes that couldn't see

In the chain of fools

We’re searchin' to be free

[Chorus

Chain of fools

We’re walkin’

Tied by unseen threads

Footprints in the ashes

Linger like the dead

Round and round we’re stumblin’

Past could never flee

Chain of fools

A fate that’s bound by history