The city's burning with desire
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High-heeled chicks turnin' tricks in a trance
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Pin-stripe zombies on fire
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Sayin' hey baby, here's a dime for a dance
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(out on the street)
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I see innocent faces in the rain
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(out on the street)
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I see make-up runnin' down from tears of pain
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Down the drain
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Shame
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Now mama tell it like it is
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It's a shame
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For what papa did
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It's a shame
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Your sister should've told you so
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It's a shame
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'cause nobody wants to know
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The neon moon turns red around midnight
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Junior junkies and runaway girls
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Blue eyed babies posing in the headlights
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Another stray cat in a dog eat dog world
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(out on the street)
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Ain't no room for no cheap talkin' prayer
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(out on the street)
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You don't know what it's like 'till you're there
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And you're runnin' scared
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Shame
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Now mama tell it like it is
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It's a shame
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The way papa hurt his kid
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It's a shame
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Your sister should've told you so
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It's a shame
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C'mon man let her go
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So young
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Yet so old
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So hard to find a friend
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She lives from lover to lover
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'till there's nothing left of her
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Yeah sweet daddy scores again
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Shame
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Now mama tell it like it is
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It's a shame
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The way papa hurt his kid
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It's a shame
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Your sister should've told you so
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It's a shame
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C'mon man let her go
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The world should've let you know
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C'mon man let her go
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Shame on the school
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Shame on the teacher
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Shame on those sticky little fingers all over that helpless creature
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Shame on the parish
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Shame on the preacher
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From where he stands that man don't have half a chance to reach her
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Shame shame shame
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On me and you
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Shame shame shame
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Now what are we goin' to do
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SHAME
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| Gino Vannelli |
