Lyrics to
I’m In Disgrace

This version of I’M In Disgrace was released by The Kinks in 1976.

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The first time that I saw you
You were the lady of my dreams.
The very next time I had to make you mine,
And I treated you like a queen.
The third time that I saw you
You treated me with such distaste,
Now I wish I’d never seen your face.
I’m in disgrace,
I’m in disgrace.
Because I fell for your pretty face,
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
You captured me in your embrace.

There’s no use blaming me
And saying I was your ruination
‘Cos it was you equally
That got us into this situation.
It wasn’t lust, it wasn’t rape,
It was just a mistake
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
Because I fell for your pretty face.
I’m in disgrace. She’s in disgrace.
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
You captured me in your embrace.

Was your love real or faked?
Or was it only infatuation?
Picture you in my place.
I wish I’d acted with a little less haste.
I’m in disgrace.
I’m in disgrace.
Because I fell for your pretty face.
Oh what a waste. He’s in disgrace.
I’m in disgrace. He’s in disgrace.
Now my name’s dirt and I’m disgraced.
I’m in disgrace.

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The Kinks has released many songs over the years besides I’M In Disgrace. The Kinks released songs from 1964 to 1993 spanning across albums like Kinks, Kinda Kinks, The Kink Kontroversy, Face To Face, Something Else, The Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire), Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, Muswell Hillbillies, Percy, Everybody's In Show-Biz, Preservation Act I, Preservation Act II, Soap Opera, Schoolboys In Disgrace, Sleepwalker, Misfits, Low Budget, Give The People What They Want, State Of Confusion, Word Of Mouth, Think Visual, UK Jive, and Phobia. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by The Kinks.

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About Lyrics and I’M In Disgrace by The Kinks

The lyrics to I’M In Disgrace are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Kinks used when the song was created in 1976. The lyrics to I’M In Disgrace have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Kinks and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

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