Remember back in school we learned the golden rule

Do unto others as you'd have and do to you

You're supposed to love me as much as I love you

It's a shame that ain't the way it is

Lovers in a movie on that great big screen

He treats her like she's a queen she treats him like a king

Wouldn't that be nice if life is lived that way

It's a shame that ain't the way it is

I'd like to start each morning with good morning dear

And end each night with the goodnight kiss

But all I have is your memory with me laying here

It's a shame but that's the way it is

A love song tells a story of a good love going bad

Then paints a pretty pictures of that same love coming back

I wish that I could sing it I wish that I could paint it

It's a shame that ain't the way it is

I'd like to start each morning...

It's a shame but that's the way it is