Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Shame

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R&B/Soul

Shame was released on October 22, 1977 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Smooth Talk (Expanded Edition)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Henry Fitch, Jr.

John Henry Fitch, Jr.

Composer

Sam Peaks

Composer

R. Cross

Composer

Theodore Life

Arranger

Sam Peake

Horn Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Theodore Life

Producer

Warren Schatz

Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

(Shame) Burnin', you keep my whole body yearnin'

You got me so confused it's a shame (Shame)

Sometimes I think I 'm goin' insane

Still I wanna stay

[Verse 2]

(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) I wanna be

(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high

[Verse 3]

(Shame) Ooh, my other says you're playin' a game

And what you do to me is a (Shame)

Ooh, gonna love ya just the same

Mama just don't understand, oh, no

[Verse 4]

(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) Wanna be

(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high

[Verse 5]

I can't get enough

Ooh baby, enough of that magic touch

Love is in the heart

Tearin' the rules apart

So why should I be ashamed (Shamed)

[Verse 6]

Only love can be to blame

If we lose our love it's a (Shame)

Ooh, wouldn't wanna live with your pain

Gonna stay forever

[Verse 7]

(Wrapped in your arms, is where I wanna be, wanna be) Wanna be

(Wrapped in your arms, that's my high) My high

[Verse 8]

(Shame) Ooh, only love can be to blame

If we lose our love it's a (Shame)

Ooh, I wouldn't wanna live with the pain

Oh, it's a (Shame)

[Verse 9]

Ooh, it's a

Oh, it's a shame (Shame)

(Shame) Oh, it's a

(Shame) Mama just don't understand

Oh, how I love my man (Shame)

It's a, oh, it's a, yeah (Shame)

[Verse 10]

(Shame) Ooh

(Shame) Ooh

(Shame) Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, yeah

(Shame) Low down dirty, dirty, dirty

Low down, dirty (Shame)

[Verse 11]

Ain't no reason

For me to feel this way

Oh

Oh, it's a

[Verse 12]

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

Shame, oh (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

[Verse 13]

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do) Oh, yeah

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

Shame (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

Yeah (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do) I love you

I need you, I love you (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do)

Written by: John Henry Fitch, Jr., Ruben Cross

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