From the recording Will It Never End
Hearsay is a song I co-wrote with Stephanie Lewis and Ann Curless (of Expose). Ann is singing. Derek Sivers is producing. Special intro by Sheyna Rose when she was 3 years old.
Lyrics
Hearsay
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will never hurt me
Hearsay, third-hand information
With no relation to the truth
(Hearsay, hearsay)
Rumors, everyone’s obsession
An indiscretion on the loose
(Hearsay, hearsay)
A knowing smile, an eyebrow raised
They tell you what they’ve heard
With hidden pleasure on their face
They tell the secret
They just can’t keep it
They spread the word but don’t believe it
Hearsay, third-hand information
With no relation to the truth
(Hearsay, hearsay)
Rumors start as just a whisper
And then your picture’s in the news
(Hearsay, hearsay)
They cross their hearts and hope to die
And swear their lips are sealed
But every chance that passes by
They tell the secret
They just can’t keep it
They spread the word but don’t believe it
Don’t believe it
A friend told me long ago
That people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Copyright 1994 Derrik Jordan, Ann Curless and Stephanie Lewis
Hilljoy Music (BMI) worldsoulrecords@gmail.com