R emember back in school we learned the golden rule
Do un to others as you'd have and do to yo u
You're sup posed to love me as mu ch as I love yo u
It's a sha me that ain't the way it i s
Lo vers in a movie on that great big screen
He tre ats her like she's a queen she treats him like a ki ng
Wouldn't th at be nice if li fe is lived that wa y
It's a sh ame that ain't the way it is
I'd li ke to start each morning with good morning de ar
And en d each night with the goodnight ki ss
But al l I have is your memory with me laying he re
It's a sh ame but that's the way it i s
A lo ve song tells a story of a good love going bad
Then pai nts a pretty pictures of that same love coming ba ck
I wi sh that I could si ng it I wi sh that I could paint i t
It's a sh ame that ain't the way it i s
I'd li ke to start each morning with good morning de ar
And en d each night with the goodnight ki ss
But al l I have is your memory with me laying he re
It's a sh ame but that's the way it i s
It's a sh ame but that's the way it i s