Hearsay
Soul Children Lyrics

Ever since we've been together, You've been buggin' me about, Another woman. Yes you have.
Since we've been a couple, you've constantly troubled me with your suspicions about me being unfaithful.

I'm gettin' sick and tired, Of bein' accused. I'm gonna make it through, honey, Yes I am.
I'm fed up with being blamed for something I've never done, but I'm determined to stick it out with you.

But when I come home from work, I can hardly, Close my eyes. You keep buggin' me and naggin' me about, Some hearsay and jive. Ohhh, yeah yeah...
Your constant questioning and rumor-mongering about me is making it difficult for me to even get some rest when I return home from work.

You've never seen me do nothin' wrong, When I get my check, I bring it home. And you still run into me with that, He said, she said, you did it.
Despite me being faithful and providing for you, you still accuse me of cheating, based on hearsay from others.

Oh, good god, ????? in this neighborhood. Oh yeah! Neighbors talkin' about neighbors, And that's no good, No it ain't, baby.
The gossip and rumors about us from our nosy neighbors is causing harm to our relationship.

And you pester me about what Shirley said, Honey, that ain't true. But did Shirley tell you, What she was really tryin' to do? I know she didn't, baby.
You keep bothering me about hearsay from Shirley, but I doubt she actually told you the whole truth about what she was trying to do.

She was tryin' to get me, To go to the Holiday Inn, And she's supposed to be your so-called friend. And you're still runnin' to her, With that he-said, she-said, you did it.
Shirley, your supposed friend, was trying to seduce me to go to a motel with her, yet you still believe in the rumors she spread about me cheating.

[Female:] You know you keep tellin' me about how tired you are. Well I'm the one that's tired of that hearsay jive, baby. Every time I walk out of my door, I'm staring Shirley right in the face. And she's tellin' me about some woman you were with the night before.
Stop complaining about how tired you feel because it's me who's sick of all the rumors and gossip being spread by Shirley, who keeps telling me that she saw you with another woman last night.

[Male:] Look here, I don't care about what Shirley said, you know? Hey, and ??? the preacher said wasn't nothin' about honor, and-and, you know, faith, and things. You better have faith in me, you know? I'm your man.
I really don't care about Shirley's lies, and I want you to trust and have faith in me, just like the preacher talked about.

[Female:] But Shirley's my best friend. [Male:] Look here, lemme tell ya somethin'. I don't want her comin' over to my house no more. I don't want her comin' over. Hey, I guess I'm tellin' ya, I don't want it. I don't want it. It's okay, just here, look, look...
I understand that Shirley is your friend, but I don't want her coming over to our house anymore, and that's final.

Nevermind, baby! I can't take no more, no! ??? think about it, I'll be home. You know, honey, I will do you no wrong. That hearsay jive, ain't nothin' but talk. Thank you for using Top40db.com. They're tryin' get me to pack my bags and walk. That hearsay jive is ????????? Oh, that hearsay jive will make you do things wrong...
I can't handle this situation anymore, but I promise that I will come back to you after I've cleared my head. The gossip and rumor-mongering is just talk, nothing more. Nevertheless, people are trying to drive us apart but that's not going to work because these falsehoods can ruin a person's reputation causing them to lash out or engage in wrongful behavior.