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The goal of our "Song Challenges" is to write songs/lyrics on demand within set parameters. We don't critique each other's songs in this thread (but you can say you like someone's song if you want to.) Please post your original works. If you have already written a song/lyric that fits within the parameters, please feel free to post it.

The new challenge is to write a song that has "shame" in it. It can be in the hook or anywhere in the song. It can be serious or amusing. Your call.

Good luck to you!

This is one I wrote a long time ago.

Don’t Sin Anymore
Unpublished Work ©1996 J.M. Richardson

Accuser:
1. This woman, she is in shame.
She broke the law – she’s to blame.
This woman, she should be killed!
That is the law Moses willed.

2. This woman’s sin is too great.
Her punishment cannot wait.
Guilty, she hasn’t a prayer.
What are you writing down there?

Jesus:
3. Is anyone here without sin?
Then let the stoning begin.
Why have your faces turned red?
Was it something I said?

Accuser:
4. Where are they going – what’s wrong?
Can writing in dust be that strong?
Oh, excuse me but I have to go.
How in the world did he know?

Jesus:
5. Woman, we are alone.
Not one stone has been thrown.
You aren’t condemned by me.
Don’t sin anymore – you are free!

Hi Jean,

This one I wrote last month sometime, sounds like it fits the bill.


Put A Dollar In The Jukebox


Verse 1 Put a dollar in the jukebox baby, play me a sad sad song,
The one 'bout love gone wrong I'm going through,
Play me a sad song darlin',
The one that helps me justify what I'm going to do.

Verse 2
This time he hurt me real bad, he's hurt me bad before,
"Bout time he gets a dose of what he's done to me,
Buy me another "Budweiser",
Show you what a good time I can be.

Chorus 1
I know he's seen, droolin' 'round too much,over a little young thing he hired,
I don't feel, his attention anymore,
Something's going on, although he denies it.

Verse 3
Order up another bottle, "Bud" you are my friend,
But my mind's on the guy at the bar keeps lookin' at me,
"Bud" you're a good friend tonight,
But a lovers arms is what I need.

Chorus 2
Tonight I need, a sad sad song, and sweet embrace, hold me close,
I might drink 'til the last dog dies,
To justify the one,who's going to take me home.

Bridge
When I'm not home come morning,wonder how you're going to feel,
Find out if you really care,
Double dose of what I feel like,turn about on you seems fair.

Verse 4
You hurt me one time baby, shame shame shame on you,
Let you hurt me again so shame on me,
Or am I a spiteful woman,
To show you what you done ain't nothin' to me

Hey again Jean,
Since I had posted one that was already written, I thought it was probably OK if I sat down and wrote one on a whim. I lke to get the practice of writing on demand.

This one is pretty quick and silly.


Shame on both us two

Verse 1
You put me to shame, and you're the one to blame,
Think you're gonna cheat on me, and I won't do the same,
So shame is on me now, for what I do to you,
Cause of what you done to me, shame was first on you.

Chorus
If misery loves company, then we're two of a kind,
My middle name should be Revenge, for what goes through my mind,
You do things to me for spite, I do them back to you,
They shoulda named you Spiteful, shame on both us two.

Verse 2
Why don't we break up, we're not even friends,
We've learned to hate each other, but we don't let it end,
We still play a game, that puts us both to shame,
Tear each others world apart, with misery and pain.

Chorus
If mysery loves company, then we're two of a kind,
My middle name should be Revenge, from what goes through my mind,
You do things to me for spite, I do them back to you,
They shoulda named you Spiteful, shame on both us two.

Bridge
Shame on me for how I feel, shame on you for who you are,
Shame on us we stay together, and tear us both apart.

Chorus
If mysery loves company, then we're two of a kind.
My middle name should be Revenge, from what goes through my mind,
You do things to me for spite, I do them back to you,
They shoulda named you Spiteful, shame on both us two.

Thanks for posting, Nightengale! Two for the price of one. Good deal!

This one is from Stan:



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Good Evenin' Mz Jeannie B!

Fun Challenge...here's one that's both serious AND humorous:

"SHAME" (C) 2009 by Stan Good, BMI

When You Were a Kid, The Lawn Sprinkler'd Dance
& Next Thing Ya Know, You Were Out There With No Pants
& Your Mama Would Give You The ULTIMATE Glance
& Say "SHAME"...

& You'd Go to Church, & Sit in That Pew
& Talk Right-&-Left to The Folks Next-to-You
Your Parents Said "SHHH" And Gave You a Clue
You Were "SHAMED"...

(BRIDGE, MOD UP)
The More Your Grew Up & The More You Got Older
You Got a Guilt-Trip, Lookin' Over Your Shoulder!
All Of Them TSK-TSK's..Startin' To Smoulder
In You...(How'd Ya Make It THROUGH?) Heh!

& Somehow Near-Puberty You Made The Connection
That Women & Sex-Thoughts..Caused An Erection
Which Messed-Up Your Dreams of Attaining Pedrfection
(What a SHAME!)

And Little-By-Little Your Attitude Slowly
Faded from Much You'd Regarded as Holy
& You Set Your Sights..a Little More-Lowly
Hey..NO SHAME!

The More You Grew UP..The MORE You Got-Wiser
That SOME "Shameful Stuff" kinda..TANTALIZED Her
& Sex was a Powerful TRANQUILIZER...
For You...(& HER TOO!)

So NOW That You're SHAMELESS, & Had a Few Kids
You're Doin' The SAME STUFF..Your Parents Did:
The Sprinkler is OUT..The BUTT-CHEEKS Stay-HID
(When You Say.."SHAME!")

But SHAME Never Screw-Up A Kid For All-Life
SOMEHOW They Still End Up as Husband-&-Wife
And SHAME Helps FORBIDDEN-STUFF Sure COME-TO-LIFE
(As You Get Older)

(TAG)
SHAME Sure Goes OUT-The-WINDOW
When You Turn OUT The Lights
(As You Get Older...!)

(C) 2009
All Rights Reserved.
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Shame On You,Blame On Me By Michelle Chapman

Shame on you,blame on me
you're the one who cheated
and i'm the one who set you free
you say I gave up on us
but ,your fool ,I didnt want to be
fool me once,that's bad enough
fool me twice,shame on me

You say we coulda worked it out
But I was too tired of the game
So it can be my fault we're done
Yeah,I can handle the blame

Shame on you,Blame on me
You're the one who cheated
and I'm the one who set you free
you say that I gave up on us
but your fool.I didnt want to be
fooling me once is bad enough
fool me twice,shame on me

So you go your way
cuz I'm gonna go mine
find someone else,and do them wrong
me,i will be fine

yeah,i can take the blame
that's just fine with me
and you can take the walk of shame
when you sign our divorce decree

so hang your head in shame
that's what shame will do
shame,shame shame
shame on you

Hi Jean,

This came to me while I was pulling dandelions this evening...

“It’d Be A Shame”
©2009 Lynn Orloff

It’d be a shame to waste a moment when it’s such a perfect day
We could stroll through fields of flowers and I would pick you a bouquet
It’d be a shame if we don’t rearrange our schedule just for this
Just think of all we’d miss

It’d be a shame to miss the ocean hear the waves pound on the shore
We could run and feed the seagulls laugh when they would beg for more
It’d be a tragedy of sorts to simply shun this kind of bliss
Just think of all we’d miss

Bridge:
Oh what a shame if we dismiss, an opportunity like this
When Mother Nature’s painted such a scene
I’m making you an offer that I hope you won’t refuse
Who knows where all this playfulness will lead….

It’d be a shame to miss the stars tonight, let’s take a little walk
I’d love to see the moonlight kiss your shoulders when we talk
To not take all this magic in, would surely be our biggest sin
So darling may I ask you one more time
For it would be a shame to pass it by

I am gonna give this a try...this is brand new just wrote it when I saw the post...didn't make any changes to it and just did it for the writing exercise. Thanks Jean.


'Shame on You for Being AShamed of Me'

You only want me around when you’re friends are not
You say I cramp your style cause I’m not that hot
you usually date the super model type
and being with me kinda makes you uptight

Well-
Shame on you for being ashamed of me
I am beautiful on the inside
It’s too bad you can’t see
Got alot to offer if you’d treat me right
But that is not your style
And I’m leaving tonight
I am better than you’ll ever be
So, shame on you for being ashamed of me.

We are allright when we’re just one on one
But when others are around our time is done
You introduce me as your friend and not your lover
You’d be embarrassed if they discovered

Well-
Shame on you for being ashamed of me
I am beautiful on the inside
It’s too bad you can’t see
I got alot to offer if you’d treat me right
But that is not your style
And I’m leaving tonight
I am better than you’ll ever be
So, shame on you for being ashamed of me.

vicki

Hi Jean,

I noticed your challenge and I had some time this evening, so I thought I'd write a lyric for it.

Thanks for the challenge!

Gail

*******************


LESSON IN SHAME

(c)2009 CG King

I learned countless life lessons
Starting at a tender age
From a Grandpa I loved dearly
Whose advice I consider sage

He always taught right from wrong
The importance of a man's good name
But the lesson I remember most
Was the one he taught on shame

(Chorus)

He said:

There is no shame in being the bigger man
Or turning to others for a helping hand
There is no shame in doing your very best
Or kneeling in prayer when put to the test
But when you do wrong and on others place the blame
Well, there, my child...is where you find the shame

That moral compass Grandpa gave me
Has helped to guide me on life's way
I thank Grandpa with all my heart
His words live on in me today

(Chorus)

He said:

There is no shame in being the bigger man
Or turning to others for a helping hand
There is no shame in doing your very best
Or kneeling in prayer when put to the test
But when you do wrong and on others place the blame
Well there my child...is where you find the shame

Michelle, thanks for posting.

Thank you for your shameful post, Lynn.

Very inspiring, CG. Thanks for posting.

Hi, this is a !! A LeMoN AnD McFARTneY ProductioN !!



BABY SHAME
© 2009 Joice Marie & Calvin Stewart

Momma was a dancer
Had both feet in the footlights
Tapping rhythm her way
With a Fred Astaire at night

Two cool shadow movers
They played ALL the clubs
Their graceful maneuvers
Soon brought one night of love

Came a girl, a baby girl
What shall we call her
What's her name
Shame, Shame

But no wedding gown
Said he couldn't play that game
And danced right out of town
She would never share his name

What a shame, baby Shame
Is what she called her
Baby girl, Baby Shame

Momma worked in daycare
Danced the clubs at night
With garters belts of color
Worn out fishnet tights...

Bridge..
Your momma never gave up
Your momma always tried
She named you Baby Shame
But hang on to your pride

Have no shame, baby Shame
She just called you <<<< backing
Baby girl, Baby Shame

She hung her dreams behind the dressing screens
Back where, you can't see the tears
Baby girl, Baby Shame

Have no shame, baby Shame
She just called you <<<< backing
Baby girl, Baby Shame

She hung her dreams behind the dressing screens
Back there, you can't see the tears
Baby girl, Baby Shame

Have no shame, baby Shame
She just called you<<<< backing
Baby girl, Baby Shame


!! A LeMoN AnD McFARTneY ProductioN !!

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Calvin,
that's good as are the others. I've got to tell the other night when Matt got the boot from "Idol" he blurted something out and I thought what a great title and only Calvin could do it justice. He said I'm "The Cat With Nine Lives".

have fun,
John

Very creative, Calvin. Thanks for posting.