We were bored and seventeen
Empty pockets full of dreams and nowhere to go
She was eager, I was proud

Trace of passion in her eyes, one would never know
Took her mama's cigarettes, her daddy's vintage corvette and found a desert road
Our first moment of freedom sparked a fire between us

That raged out of control

Shame on the moon

For shining so bright
For hanging so high
For making our hearts run wild and free

We lost our innocence that night
In a haze of sweat and perfume
Shame on the moon


We got married in bliss with our only guest due in late July
We were broke and scared

We really didn't have a prayer but we had to try
Yes her life said hello, squeezed her steady and slow 'til she said goodbye
She moved in with her sister

Man, I'm really gonna miss her
Sometimes I curse the midnight sky


Shame on the moon
For shining so bright
For hanging so high

For making our hearts run wild and free
We lost our innocence that night
In a haze of sweat and perfume

Shame on the moon

I can't change the choices I made

Sometimes on a lonely night I need someone to blame

Shame on the moon

For shining so bright
For hanging so high
For making our hearts run wild and free


Life can change in one night
By the choices that we choose

Shame on the moon
Shame on the moon


We were bored and seventeen
Empty pockets full of dreams and nowhere to go