[Verse 1] Lower me down into the ground
With 16 miles of chain
To find a heart for the man I love
The one that wouldn't stray
Through the door to the Devil's store
From the ashes, dark and stained
He pulled out a new black heart
With 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain

[Verse 2] "Been waitin' for you a long time, girl"
The heart began to say
"A body freed is all I need
And I will never stray
Through wind and trees, " It sang to me
"In love we will remain"
And I fell in love with that new black heart
And 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain

[Chorus] 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain
I fell in love with that new black heart
And 16 miles of chain

[Verse 3] "Come on down from the roof, my dear
See what I have found"
Into that chest that I loved best
I pushed that black heart down
In my lover's face I saw
Betrayal and the pain
And now I'm tied to that cold, black heart
With 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain

[Chorus] 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain
I paid in blood for that cold, black heart
And 16 miles of chain

[Chorus] 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain
I paid in full for that new black heart
With 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain

[Outro] 16 miles of chain
16 miles of chain