Secrets always travel farther than they should And loose translations float around the neighbourhood And rumours don't do anyone a bit of good They just get started, funny you never know You never know The first-amendment vigilante attitude The gospel truth according to the book of Someone said so The front line grapevine jury's in a nasty mood You might be guilty, honey you'll never know You never know Did you hear about the gossip column Senate subcommitte probe The allegations put the neck around your rope The nominations droolin' on the envelope A likely story, funny you'll never know You never know, you never know You never know