| When I look back upon my life | 
| It's always with a sense of shame | 
| I've always been the one to blame | 
| For everything I long to do | 
| No matter when or where or who | 
| Has one thing in common, too | 
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| It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin | 
| It's a sin | 
| Everything I've ever done | 
| Everything I ever do | 
| Every place I've ever been | 
| Everywhere I'm going to | 
| It's a sin | 
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| At school they taught me how to be | 
| So pure in thought and word and deed | 
| They didn't quite succeed | 
| For everything I long to do | 
| No matter when or where or who | 
| Has one thing in common, too | 
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| It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin | 
| It's a sin | 
| Everything I've ever done | 
| Everything I ever do | 
| Every place I've ever been | 
| Everywhere I'm going to | 
| It's a sin | 
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| So I look back upon my life | 
| Forever with a sense of shame | 
| I've always been the one to blame | 
| Mmmm | 
| For everything I long to do | 
| No matter when or where or who | 
| Has one thing in common, too | 
 | 
| It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin | 
| It's a sin | 
| Everything I've ever done | 
| Everything I ever do | 
| Every place I've ever been | 
| Everywhere I'm going to | 
| It's a sin |