Shame, shame, shame You're my ball and chain I have wished that I could start over Well I'm caught in the wheel again And I can't see clearly going 'round the bend Taming the lions in my head It's only when they're sleeping that I can pretend I am free Oh release me Shame, shame, shame You're my ball and chain Everytime I try and bid you farewell You come back and trip me up again It's never easy to bring to light The things you've hid away 'Cause you're too tired to fight But all that I've buried out of sight Had hollowed me out until I could no longer feel Shame, shame, shame You're my ball and chain I have wished that I could start over Shame, shame, shame Hiding in the corners of my weary mind Everytime I try and bid you farewell You come back and trip me up again Everytime I try and bid you farewell You come back and trip me up again