If it hurts you'll know it aint' love.
     If it lies and it cheats it aint' love.
How can it make you feel better,
     to hurt me so bad?
You’re the best of the worst that I've had.

At the game of abuse and poor me.
     You're the best player I'll ever see.
And you told all of my friends,
     that you left me today.
Huh, must have been when they cuffed you,
     and they hauled you away.

     And you're just a lowdown dirty shame.
     Co-dependent dysfunction's the game.
     You can't punish your father,
          by destroyin' my name.
     You’re a lowdown dirty shame.
     You're a lowdown dirty shame.
     Just a lowdown dirty shame.

Now and then are just places I've been.
     And tomorrow I'll start over again.
And if I can't save your life,
     I've just got to save mine.
I won't be there when you come back again.

     And you are just a lowdown dirty shame.
     Co-dependent dysfunction's the game.
     You can't punish your father,
          By destroyin' my name.
     You are just a lowdown dirty shame.
     Just a lowsown dirty shame.
     You are just a lowdown dirty shame.

     Just a lowdown dirty shame.