“House of Shame” is the 9th track of the Bee Gees’s eighteenth album One, which was released in April 1989.
There is an assumption that the “house” refers to the Gibb family, which features Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. This is a piece of reflection within the tangled relationships of the men and...
[Verse 1]
First you say you needed me
Then you give me sympathy
They say good girls never win
Something good in giving in
{Barry Gibb}
How do I get through to you?
You must be made of stone
[Verse 2]
Just when I was safe and sound
Love, you built a wall around
You take a hard line attitude
Time to send me back to school
Or take me, take me to your
[Chorus]
House of shame
Easy on your body when you got no name
Hold me like you know me, I'm a falling star
Catch me if you can, show me the way inside
[Verse 3]
You can knock on any door
I know what I'm looking for
It's a red light, hit and run
Time to turn the engines on
{Barry Gibb}
Pretty girl lives all alone
I must be going home
[Verse 4]
Hot as hell and cold as ice
Everything I sacrifice
I got to pick up on what you do
I just can't get over you
You take me, take me to your
[Chorus]
House of shame
Easy on your body when you got no name
Hold me like you know me, I'm a falling star
Catch me if you can, show me the way inside
[Verse 5]
Tell me what you really want from life
Loving you, darling, you got me infatuated
Good love is not for sale, I nearly gave myself away
[Pre-Chorus]
Pretty girl lives all alone
Take me to your, take me to your
[Outro] (x4)
House of shame
Easy on your body when you got no name
Hold me like you know me, I'm a falling star
Catch me if you can, show me the way inside
House of Shame was written by Maurice Gibb & Barry Gibb & Robin Gibb.
House of Shame was produced by Robin Gibb & Maurice Gibb & Barry Gibb & Brian Tench.
Bee Gees released House of Shame on Mon Apr 17 1989.