Shame

(album: Grapes Upon The Vine - 2023)

It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame
It's a shame

Wherever you go I'll go with you, and
Whatever you smoke I'll smoke with you
And whenever you pose I will take your picture
Even though I just wish I was in it
And just had something to remember

We lit our cigarettes with studied thoughtfulness
And dreamed of higher consciousness
But really wanted the opposite, and
Who unscrewed the bottle and poured booze onto the flame
Who gives a damn about all the consequence
I just wanted to know your name

It's a shame (It's a shame)
But all in love is fair
And it's a shame (It's a shame)
This pain we have to bear
And it's a shame (It's a shame)
When you got no one left to blame
And you say "don't go"
But they're already there

It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame (It's a shame, it's a shame)
It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame
It's a crying shame

But whatever you pay I'll pay for you, and
Wherever you lay I'll lay on you, and
Whatever you sang I will do the octave
Even though you don't care much for harmonies
I just wanted to give you the option

We drink and we womanize
We fuck and we fetishize
We get clean and testify
We relapse and we justify
But there's so many to eulogize
When no one recalls the prayer
And I guess some love it just crystalizes
While some stays in the air

And it's shame (It's a shame)
We just can't get along
And it's a shame (It's a shame)
When things just turn out wrong
And it's a shame (It's a shame)
When you got nothing left to say
So you put it in a song
But you only wanted to explain that

It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame (It's a shame, it's a shame)
It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame (It's a shame)
It's a crying shame

It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame (It's a shame, it's a shame)
It's a shame (It's a shame)
It's just a shame (It's a shame)
It's a crying shame