{Verse 1} What's the shame in a name? Tell me who's to blame Lies and deceptions with each new day Even your friends added to your play Mistress upon Mistress your body would lay My heart grew colder every time you went away Late night calls in the middle of the night Red eye travels, your weekly flights {Verse 2} What's the shame in a name? No it's not the same Liquor on your breath, with scratches on your back Tell me it's no one! it's all in your rack Yeah I may not see it with my own eyes Bet I feel it, between your constant lies {Hook} What's the shame in a name? You made me your wife Yet you still played your games
It's like a knife in my back How your love was so lack {Verse 3} The shame that you bring me It hurts oh so bad My love is now angry Just plain old mad I packed all my things Now I've walked away I'm just too good for you My heart refused to stay {Verse 4} Life has it's way Of turning things around I'm so happy now But look who's the clown You thought the gra** grew greener On the other side of town But what you didn't know It's a fake, it was paid for {Hook} What's the shame in a name? You made me your wife Yet you still played your games It's like a knife in my back How your love was so lack