Shhh, but can you keep a secret

Are you the type of person who holds it in for five minutes before you release it

Youre nothing more then a hypocrite

You talk too much gossip, now how long can you live with it

You see Ive had it up to here with all this nonsense

You started the rumors but Im 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

Im tryin to start a new life and turn over a new leaf

But youre the cause of my pain, the cause of my grief

Im lookin for payback but two wrongs dont make it better

Congratulations, youre the worlds greatest storyteller



[Chorus]

This is how it is

On the wrong side of the tracks

Does it really have to be

Cause youre 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 cant trust you

Theres six million stories to tell, now which ones 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

Im 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]