The Rumor

(intro 2x) Now when the rumor comes to your town It grows and grows, where it started no one knows Some of your neighbors will invite it right in Maybe it's a lie, even if it's a sin They'll repeat the rumor again Close your eyes, hang down your head Until the fog blows away, let it roll away Open up your arms and feel the good It's a-comin', a brand new day, hmm hmm Big men, little men turned into dust Maybe it was all in fun, they didn't mean to ruin no one Could there be someone, someone here among this crowd Who's been accused, had his name so misused And his privacy refused? Close your eyes, hang your head Until the fog blows away, let it roll away Open up your arms and feel the good It's a-comin', a brand new day Hmm, no, no, no Now all you vigilantes wanna make a move Maybe they won't, you know I sure hope they don't For whether this rumor proves true or false You can forgive or you can regret But he will never ever forget Close your eyes, hang down your head Until the fog blows away, let it roll away Open up your arms and feel the good It's a-comin', a brand new day