It’s a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

[Intro]
Yo, Flash, this time cut it in mellow

[Verse 1]
Hey teacher (What?) Talk to me (About what?) Peace (There is no peace)
Why? (Who wants to know?) We do ('Cause men love money)
Why? (Greed) Why not share? (Hell no) Why? (Why not?)
'Cause to share shows that you care for everybody

[Pre-Chorus]
It's a shame that all people
Won't stick together
Don't they know that deep inside
We need each other? (Don't you know we need each other? Yeah)
There are places in our world
Where kids are starving (There are places where kids are starving, baby)
Don't you know they should not starve
'Cause they're the future (Are they really the future?) Yeah, well, cut it up Flash

[Chorus]
It's a shame (The way they treat those people is wrong, man, it's wrong)
It's a shame (The world won't get no better)
It's a shame (Everybody's goin' through changes, huh)
It's a shame, it's a dirty, dirty world

[Verse 2]
Hey, preacher (What?) Talk to me (About what?) Hope (There is no hope)
Why? (Who wants to know?) We do ('Cause men are greedy)
Why? (Money) Why not share? (Hell no) Why? (Why not?)
'Cause to share shows that you care for everybody