My heart it yearned
For a place that's free
Somewhere where no one
Was running after me
She led me down
To where she was from
A place she said
I could be most anyone
But I found myself
Walking beside souls that had no pride
Men who would go any distance
To prove they were still alive
And I'll tell you once again my friend
Heads hang low in
Shametown (4x)
My soul it creeps
To depths best unknown
You'd close your eyes
If you saw what I've been shown
She spoke such words
They made my skin burn
Said she'd teach me all of the things
I had to learn
But I found myself
Swimming in the dregs of sick desire
Infected by fear
And consumed by everlasting fires
And I'll tell you once again my friend
Heads hang low in
Shametown (4x)
If I could see
With these ruined eyes
I might crawl away
From the things that I despise
But if a saint arrived
To lead me away
I'd choose living here
Over heaven any day
A sinner by nature
I guess that's the way my story goes
My nose in the gutter
These days it's the only thing I know
And I'll tell you once again my friend
Heads hang low in
Shametown (4x)
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