Discover the story of the song > The Shame of Life – Butthole Surfers

The song is about a man who enjoys living a wild lifestyle of partying, money, and women. He describes encountering strange and surreal situations, such as squirrels smoking crack and a man cooking eggs in his shoe. Despite this, he indicates that his behavior may be a result of societal pressure to conform to a certain way of living, and that his shallow mindset is a sign of this pressure.