Well, I'm tired of hearing voices, I don't wanna hear no more
So call somebody, baby… I'll be useless in the morning
My heart is all in tatters, I ain't nobody's saint
I'm just trying not to call you, trying not to call you

And I learned the rules out with the wolves
I'm vicious now, honey, cruel and unprincipled
With tears in my eyeballs, wine on my lips, uh huh

And all my love, my love, is a plague
Ain't that a shame? Ain't that a shame?
I throb and wince and weep, just the same…
I can't feel a thing; ain't that a shame?

Now somebody hit the lights, get the ropes and medicines
And think about it, sugar, and how it's gonna end
Last night I was freezing, tonight I'm soaking wet
Well, I must've had a fever, salivating in my bed

And I learned the rules out with the wolves
I'm vicious now, honey, dumb and insatiable
With tears in my eyeballs, your name on my lips, uh huh

And all my love, my love, is a plague
Ain't that a shame? Ain't that a shame?
I throb and wince and weep, just the same…
I can't feel a thing; ain't that a shame?
And all my love, she's a plague… ain't that a shame?

And you know you're gonna wait so long, time slips away
Till you can't feel the kick, my, how we've changed
I stood on the platform, waiting in vain… blue light, my baby…

And all my love, my love is a plague
Ain't that a shame, ain't that a shame?
Like poisonous fingers right in your veins
Who do you love? Who do you blame?
Nobody knows what trouble I'm in
Ain't that a shame, ain't it a shame?
My poisonous fingers inside your veins
Will get you someday…
Now ain't that a shame?