It's been handed down for generations   From my grandpa to my dad, on to me   All my life I've been shackled to a bottom   I never knew what it was like to be free      But it's time to break this chain that's been holding me down   Leave it laying on the ground   It's time to make a change, I've caused enough pain   Lord, won't You help me break this chain      I give You thanks for giving me a reason   And a wife with forgiveness in her smile   Oh, I want this two hands to be rock steady   As she's handing me our new born baby child      It's time to break this chain that's been holding me down   Leave it laying on the ground   It's time to make a change, I've caused enough pain   Lord, won't You help me break this chain      It's time to make a change, I'm tired of this pain   Lord, won't You help me break this chain?   You made the sunshine and rain   And You can wash away this pain   Lord, won't You help me break this chain