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This song was written shortly after the death of Pretenders member James Honeyman-Scott. It deals with Chrissie Hynde's grief over his sudden early death and her extreme anger at journalists, record companies and possibly even her own manager for harrassing her relentlessly in her time of grief. The "chain gang" reference is the music biz, managers, touring companies and record companies all wanting their pound of flesh, all forcing her and the band to decide their future, hire new members and force them back into the studio or on the road almost immediately after the news of his death, when all she wants is to be left alone for a period of bereavement. These are the "powers that be that force us to live like we do", constantly hassling for...