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