Aimee Mann - Jacob Marley’s Chain lyrics

as he stood there trembling and turning pale

he said each day's harder to get on the scale

sort of like Jacob Marley's chain.

But it's not like life's such a vale of tears

it's just full of thoughts that act as souvenirs

for those tiny blunders made in yesteryears

that comprise Jacob Marley's chain.

Well, I had a little metaphor to state my case

it encompassed the condition of the human race

but to my dismay, it left without a trace

except for the sound of Jacob Marley's chain.

Now there is no story left to tell

so I think I'd rather just go on to Hell

where there's a snowball's chance that the personnel

might help to carry Jacob Marley's chain