[Verse 1]
I fear, my dear
We've forgotten the things strangers do
If we could look back
To the terrible thrill that we knew
Am I imagining a world without you?
Must we be shamed into love?
[Verse 2]
What can I say?
Will you pardon my stupid embrace?
Sometimes I'm desperate
While you're wiping the smile from your face
Am I surrendering, or am I replaced?
Must we be shamed into love?
[Bridge]
Shamed into love
You're once a fool for having it
And twice a fool for letting it go
Somewhere, my love, is a feeling deep inside of me
I can't let go
Oh, you'll never know
[Verse 3]
But then, my darling
I've forbidden myself to confess
I've looked around now
But I always return to your face
In a world where everything
I once cursed, I bless
It must be you who shamed me into love
It must be you who shamed me into love
(In love, into love)
Shamed Into Love was written by Elvis Costello & Rubén Blades.
Rubén Blades released Shamed Into Love on Fri Jan 01 1988.