You held your hands up like you’d nothing to hide
Like those bad decisions could be justified
With your hand on your heart, you say your conscience is clear
But the devil’s on your shoulder whispering in your ear

Chorus
Shame on you the deceiver, shame on me the believer
It’s a shame, shame, shame

You swore you’d never take the devils hand
But you took it and shook it and now there’s blood in the sand
And when the wolf whistled you followed the pack
And when the wolf howled you howled right back

Chorus
Shame on you the deceiver, shame on me the believer
It’s a shame, shame, shame

And when you reason, when you shout
Count me out, you don’t speak for me
It’s not my voice, it’s not my choice
It’s not worth war or killing for
It’s not my angry shaking fist
Shame on you, shame on this

It’s in the eyes of the motherless child (your shame)
It’s in the truth you stored and filed (your shame)
It’s in the company that you keep
Where your words are empty and talk is cheap

Chorus
Shame on you the deceiver, shame on me the believer
Shame on you for lying, for cheating and denying
You took the bait; you struck the match, and fanned the flame
Now it’s a shame, shame, shame