Discover the story of the song > 5446 Thats My Number Ball And Chain – Sublime

In the first song, the protagonist is singing about being wrongfully accused by the police and taken to prison. He sings that he didn't do anything wrong and that he wouldn't turn in someone else if he had. He also sings about his prison number, which is now someone else's. In the second song, he sings about how he doesn't believe in the idea of marriage, and how it can feel like a burden or a "ball and chain." He prefers to find love in a different way, rather than conforming to traditional societal norms.