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]