Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song What a Shame About Me , by - Steely Dan. Release date: 28.02.2000
Song language: English
What a Shame About Me |
| I was grinding through my day gig |
| Stackin' cutouts at the Strand |
| When in walks Franny from NYU |
| We were quite an item back then |
| We talked about her films and shows and CDs |
| And I don’t know what else |
| She said yeah Hollywood’s been good to me But tell me how about yourself |
| CHORUS: |
| I’m still working on that novel |
| But I’m just about to quit |
| 'Cause I’m worrying about the future now |
| Or maybe this is it It’s not all that I thought it would be What a shame about me She said, talk to me, do you ever see |
| Anybody else from our old crew |
| Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize |
| Now he’s coming out with something new |
| Alan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens |
| And Barry is the software king |
| And somebody told me in the early 80's |
| You were gonna be the Next Big Thing |
| CHORUS: |
| Well now that was just a rumor |
| But I guess I’m doin' fine |
| Three weeks out of the rehab |
| Living one day at a time |
| Sneaking up on the new century |
| What a shame about me What a shame about me |
| I’m thinking of a major Jane Street sunrise |
| And the goddess on the fire escape was you |
| We both ran out of small talk |
| The connection seemed to go dead |
| I was about to say, hey, have a nice life |
| When she touched my hand and said: |
| You know I just had this great idea |
| This could be very cool |
| Why don’t we grab a cab to my hotel |
| And make believe we’re back at our old school |
| CHORUS: |
| I said babe you look delicious |