Shhh, but can you keep a secret
Are you the type of person who holds it in for five minutes before you release it
You-re nothing more then a hypocrite
You talk too much gossip, now how long can you live with it
You see I-ve had it up to here with all this nonsense
You started the rumors but I-m the one payin- the consequence
From your breath to the next breath
From one desk to the next desk
All of this office talk is leaving me stressed
I-m tryin- to start a new life and turn over a new leaf
But you-re the cause of my pain, the cause of my grief
I-m lookin- for payback but two wrongs don-t make it better
Congratulations, you-re the world-s greatest storyteller

[Chorus]
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
-Cause you-re not ready to fight back
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin- you people to hush

I keep tellin- you people to hush -cause I can-t trust you
There-s six million stories to tell, now which one-s about you
You see I watch these rumors spread like flies in the nighttime
All this gossip keeps eating away at my lifeline
Keep tellin- stories -cause nobody really wants you
Tell a lie and watch the truth come back to haunt you
I take a look around and all I see is your promise being broken
I guess kindness leaves you open
I wish I could fly away from everything you say and do
I wish that I can run away from you
You people need to find something better to talk about
You people need to be quiet and keep my name out of your mouth

[Chorus]

This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
You keep talking behind my back
You people never change
I-m the only one I trust
So stop talkin- about me
When I keep tellin- you people to hush

[Bridge]
I was told first hand, never word of mouth [8X]

[Chorus]