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 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 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 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 I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth I was told first hand, never word of mouth 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