Careless Talk and Silly Lies

Your careless talk can buy you trouble

You’d better keep opinions to yourself

What you give out, you get back double

So stop your lying, it’s a waste of time

You know damn well that you’re out of line

But these rumours are not true

Is the message getting through

Your careless talk and your silly lies

can be misunderstood

Maybe you hoped they would

Most of the time it’s your invention

You just can’t help repeating silly lies

I’m not convinced in your good intentions

I hear you telling everyone you meet

that I just don’t care, and I’m indiscreet

But these rumours are not true

Is the message getting through

Your careless talk and your silly lies

can be misunderstood

Maybe you hoped they would

What you give out, you get back double

So stop your lying, it’s a waste of time

You know damn well that you’re out of line

But these rumours are not true

Is the message getting through

Your careless talk and your silly lies

can be misunderstood

The stories you create

make lies communicate

Your careless talk and your silly lies

can force a heart to break

But these rumours are not true

Is the message getting through

Your careless talk and your silly lies

can be misunderstood