I hitched a ride with my soul
By the side of the road
Just as the sky turned black
I took a walk with my fame
Down memory lane
I never did find my way back

You know that I gotta say time's slipping away
And what will it hold for me
What am I gonna do while I'm looking at you
You're standing ignoring me

I thought that I heard someone say now
There's no time for running away now
Hey now! Hey now!

Feel no shame - cos time's no chain
Feel no shame

The first thing I saw
As I walked through the door
Was a sign on the wall that read
It said you might never know
That I want you to know
What is written inside of your head

And time as it stands
Won't be held in my hands
Or living inside of my skin
And as it fell from the sky
I asked myself why
Can I never let anyone in ?

I thought that I heard someone say now
There's no time for running away now
Hey now! Hey now!

Feel no shame - cos time's no chain
Feel no shame

I hitched a ride with my soul
By the side of the road
Just as the sky turned black
I took a walk with my fame
Down memory lane
I never did find my way back

You know that I gotta say time's slipping away
And what will it hold for me
What am I gonna do while I'm looking at you
You're standing ignoring me

I thought that I heard someone say now
There's no time for running away now
Hey now! Hey now!

Feel no shame - cos time's no chain
Feel no shame



Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7

Track duration: 05:42


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  • 0
    General Comment:I really like this song, it's probably my favourite off the album.

    Yeah, to me this song is about rememering things from your past

    I agree with Katey P.
    Flag stagnateon June 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:The first thing I saw
    As I walked through the door
    Was a sign on the wall that read
    It said you might never know
    That I want you to know
    What is written inside of your head

    And time as it stands
    Won't be held in my hands
    Or living inside of my skin
    And as it fell from the sky
    I asked myself why
    Can I never let anyone in ?

    That is my favouite part of the song
    and on the cd it is cool cause its hey now then the swamp song part one
    then a nother good song called some might say

    Flag noahsamon June 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:it's such a good song - and the first verse is definately about him trying to go back to how things were before he was famous, but he cant..
    Flag katey_pon October 09, 2008   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:This song is SO UNDERRATED. It's one of my favorites. The lyrics are just brilliant.
    Flag electricxblueeon January 03, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:i think this songs about realising how much things have changed and realising that changes mean changes, so if something happened years ago, it wont happen anymore because so many things have changed. i also think its outlining the way things have changed round noel and when he looks back, it realy makes him think, which is why, to me a lot of the lyrics are like self questioning. very underrated
    Flag xjoxon January 01, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:In my opinion, I hate it when people refer to tracks as "fillers," it simply shows how they don't appreciate certain music.

    I LOVE this song, probably even more than Wonderwall. This song isn't completely underappreciated, and probably skipped by many of those playing the CD. Sad.... such a beautiful song.
    Flag rafifreak00on August 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This is the only filler song on the album, but it is the perfect filler track.. It is one of the best albums ever.
    Flag xaiver_888on June 17, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:The song is about the band becoming famous and the things that happened to them.

    In the first verse he is talking about the fame that they got so quickly. And finding it hard to get 'back down to earth' and communicate with other non famous people.

    In th next two verses he is feeling the emotion that I would imagien all famous people feel. What else can I do? Is this my peak? And someone says to him 'there's no time for running away'.

    Feel no shame is about not feeling guilty just because you are rich and succesful. It just happens to some people.

    Then after that is just the same really. My favourite part of the sogn is 'as i feel from the sky i asked myself why can't i ever let anyone in' This is just talkign about how h started to find it how hard it is to trust people.

    Good song.
    Flag asdaon October 07, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I agree this is the most underrated Oasis song. It's really great. I think what I like the most is the way Liam sings the verses. I like the verses more than the chorus.
    Flag cutebabydollon July 23, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:i think it means he is thinking about life before he was famous and also how he cant control time but i think often times oasis songs arent all about one thing as many great songs arent so you cant just base the entire song meaning on one lyric.
    Flag snowbeast2005on July 15, 2006   Link

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