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Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Track: It's a Sin

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(Twenty seconds and counting
T minus fifteen seconds, guidance is okay)

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

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

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

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

Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it
Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it
Whatever you taught me, I didn't believe it
Father, you fought me, 'cause I didn't care
And I still don't understand

So I look back upon my life
Forever 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

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
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin
It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin

(Confiteor Deo omnipotenti vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione
Verbo, opere et omissione, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa)

(Zero!)
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “It's a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys?
“It's a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys was written by Chris Lowe & Neil Tennant.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “It's a Sin”?
Pet Shop Boys released “It's a Sin” on September 7, 1987.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “It's a Sin (Barfly Version)”?
Pet Shop Boys released “It's a Sin (Barfly Version)” on October 23, 2006.
Q:Who produced “It's a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys?
“It's a Sin” by Pet Shop Boys was produced by Julian Mendelsohn.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “It's a Sin (Disco Mix) [12" Version]”?
Pet Shop Boys released “It's a Sin (Disco Mix) [12" Version]” on June 15, 1987.
Q:When did Pet Shop Boys release “It's a Sin [Top of the Pops - 1987/06/25]”?
Pet Shop Boys released “It's a Sin [Top of the Pops - 1987/06/25]” on June 25, 1987.
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