Lyrics:

“It’s a Shame” describes a relationship, debased by emotional abuse, through the eyes of an outside observer. Symbols of abuse and separation are used to describe the man’s emotional treatment of the woman.
I hate to be
To be the one
Who's given up
And feels that all our hope is gone
But what I thought, was a miracle
Just turned into the same old
Problem that it was

She longs for better days
She's always been afraid

And it's a shame, oh it's a shame
That you are throwin' your whole life away
And it's a shame, oh it's a shame
I wonder if you're ever gonna to change
It's a shame

Ever since, I can recall
She has been so afraid
Of you losin' it all
What do you want?
Do you even know?
And is it worth the pain?
We all have to endure

She longs for better days
She's always been afraid

And it's a shame, oh it's a shame
That you are throwin' your whole life away
And it's a shame, oh it's a shame
I wonder if you're ever gonna to change
It's a shame

You left her without leavin'
You hit her without swingin'
You took away without givin' a thing
Except for pain and sorrow
I'm prayin' that tomorrow
You will open up your eyes and see

Well it's a shame, oh it's a shame
That you are throwin' your whole life away
And it's a shame, oh it's a shame
I wonder if you're ever gonna to change

Oh it's a shame
Oh it's a shame
Will you ever change?
Will you ever cha-ange?