It's Christmas again so we lit all the candles   And we tried to pretend that your room was a palace   But we can't seem to shake off the fear   That nothing is different, that no one has changed   Nothing has changed      I stand by my lover as she stands by me   Chained to my lover as she's chained to me      We've been through the past and the pain   The love that was lost   And we know all the answers   We've taken our chances and let them drift by   It's time to be free yeah it's time to be free   Standing so close I can't see you at all      I stand by my lover as she stands by me   Chained to my lover as she's chained to me      But your books don't say much about   Living your life like a thief   Yeah, we're handcuffed and chained   We play games and play them out slowly      I stand by my lover as she stands by me   Chained to my lover as she's chained to me      I stand by my lover as she stands by me   Chained to my lover as she's chained to me