The odds are stacked on loaded bones
The rich feed off the poor
One last drag on a cigarette
It will take much more
To rid yourself of envy
And escape this world of sin
To kid yourself you're someone else
And you're destined for a win
And it's a shame
Oh it's a crying shame
You've been numbered by your days
It's shame
Oh it's a crying shame
You got lost within that haze
Below the concrete towers
A suburban broken dream
Behind the drug fuelled cries for help
Lays a voice that dare not scream
We waste away the hours
Oh so patient cap in hand
For the remnants of that high rise hope
Now worn away to sand
And it's a shame
Oh it's a crying shame
You've been numbered by your days
It's a shame
Oh It's a crying shame
You got lost within that haze
Break the ice with one night stands
And kid yourself you're free
Waiting on that one last dance
Like it's somehow meant to be
If you wanna cry that's fine by me
I won't let those tears flow for all to see
If you wanna cry that's fine by me
I won't let those tears flow for all to see
And it's shame
Oh it's a crying shame
You've been numbered by your days
It's shame
Oh it's a crying shame
You got lost within that haze