SHAME (KEEP HIS SOUL SAFE-ITS A SHAME)

Story Behind The Song

Memories of Keiton Knight

Song Description

INSPIRED BY A MAN WHO'S FRIEND DIED OF CANCER AND LATER AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY NAMED KEITON KNIGHT WHO DIED OF LEUKEAMIA

Song Length 3:35 Genre R & B - Soul, Pop - General
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Duet Female
Mood Moving, Poignant Subject Pain, Sorrow
Similar Artists Lauryn Hill Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

IT'S A SHAME A SHAME
THAT GOOD TIMES
HAVE GOT TO COME TO AN END
(GOOD TIMES HAVE GOT TO END)
AND IT'S A SHAME
A SHAME
BUT HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU
HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU MY FRIEND

V1
I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO SAY GOODBYE
OH HOW THE SORROW
KEEPS COMPANY WITH THIS PAIN
THE HARDEST THING
IN THIS LIFE
IS TO LET GO OF A FRIEND
TO THE ANGELS IN THE SKY

IT'S A SHAME A SHAME
THAT GOOD TIMES
HAVE GOT TO COME TO AN END
(GOOD TIMES HAVE GOT TO END)
AND IT'S A SHAME
A SHAME
BUT HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU
HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU MY FRIEND

I'M SITTING HERE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF MY LOSS
THE PAIN AND THE SUFFERING
THE SILENCE AND THE COST
SO LORD PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU TAKE THE BEST ONES HOME
I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND

IT'S A SHAME A SHAME
THAT GOOD TIMES
HAVE GOT TO COME TO AN END
(GOOD TIMES HAVE GOT TO END)
AND IT'S A SHAME
A SHAME
BUT HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU
HERE IN MY HEART I WILL KEEP YOU MY FRIEND

INSTRUMENTAL

OH LORD KEEP HIS SOUL SAFE
OH LORD SAFE IN YOUR GRACE

Lyrics SARAH BENNETT Music SARAH BENNETT
Producer SARAH BENNETT Performance SARAH BENNETT

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