[chorus]
iand'm no stranger to shame
iand've got little to blame
you sent for me and so i came
iand'll come runninand' when you call my name
cuz iand'm no stranger, iand'm no stranger to shame
i said iand'm no stranger, iand'm no stranger to shame
i might stagger and i might sway
i might stutter just a bit but thatand's ok
iand'm not walkinand' too good thatand's true
i got a broke ass limp thatand'll pull me though
i might appear to be a pile of rags
but iand'm a stack of hundreds in a paper bag
iand've been around this world and back
i made a million bucks and put it all on black
so if you see me stumble you donand't have to look away
itand's not the first time, not the last
you can leave me where i lay, because
so if you see me stumble you donand't have to look away
itand's not the first time, not the last
you can leave me where i lay, because
[repeat chorus]
iand've been known to wake up in some dirty places
the sun only shines on deserving faces
the mind erases, forgets the stars
see each and every city has corner bar
thatand's where i am in a world so grim
the lights are as bright as the day is dim
see iand'm priceless in a class of my own
i used to stay out late but now i donand't go home
so if you see me stumble you donand't have to look away
itand's not the first time, not the last
you can leave me where i lay, because
how do you feel when the birds are chirpinand'
when your in bed and everybody is workinand'
are you down with the non believers
make the slackers look like over achievers
the dogs scratchinand' on the door again
the catand's out but he donand't wanna come in
you got a bed and you got a floor
but the couch is closer to your front door
so if you see me stumble you donand't have to look away
itand's not the first time, not the last
you can leave me where i lay, because
[repeat chorus]
