It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame He wants for nothing That's all he got Some big fat nothing Then he went and lost the lot He says in life it's certain That you must die It will catch you up and bring you down Bring you down by surprise Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him holler, late into the night It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame I see said the blind man as his blood returned to red Bottle kept his memory, years slapped at his face Reminded him not of who he was but who he was not Then regret kept him blinded to the man that he truly was Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him holler, late into the night It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame The day he died a smile stretched across his face Sober eyes lost the yearning and let him rest at ease His soul found the lost man and returned him home to peace Lost years but at the end pure release Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him holler, late into the night It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame It's a crying shame Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him shudder, hear him cry Hear him shudder, hear him cry...