It's a crying shame It's a crying shame We had a good thing going But it got away It's just a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame I don't point no fingers I don't place no blame It's just a crying shame First it was love And then it was hate Out went the feel good baby And in came the ache Once it was warm Then it was cold You know it struck like lighting, baby Then it all went up in smoke It's a crying shame It's a crying shame We had a good thing going But it got away It's just a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame I don't point no fingers I don't place no blame It's just a crying shame Once it was honest And now it's a lie We had all the answers But now we're asking why At first it was alright But now it's all wrong We keep trying to feel it But the feelings all have gone It's a crying shame It's a crying shame We had a good thing going But it got away It's just a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame I don't point no fingers I don't place no blame It's just a crying shame