Back Fence Telephone
by Erin
Lyrics
Verse 1
I wore my blue boots in
at the county fair
Just one little wave
and they all turned there
By lunch they had me
three towns over
With a broken heart
and a pickup in the ditch
Pre-Chorus
Funny how words
grow legs that fast
Round here one glance
turns into a past
By the time it gets back
it's dressed up pretty
Chorus
Rumor, rumor
runnin' wild
Gone from a smile
to a whole damn file
Rumor, rumor
faster than me
Back fence telephone
got a hold of my name
Rumor, rumor
ain't that a shame
Verse 2
Maggie swore she heard it
from the barber's wife
Who heard it from a boy
who'd never seen my eyes
They said I was crying
in the grocery aisle
With a stranger's ring
and a runaway smile
Pre-Chorus
Funny how words
grow legs that fast
Round here one glance
turns into a past
By the time it gets back
it's dressed up pretty
Chorus
Rumor, rumor
runnin' wild
Gone from a smile
to a whole damn file
Rumor, rumor
faster than me
Back fence telephone
got a hold of my name
Rumor, rumor
ain't that a shame
Bridge
If you hear one thing
keep it held real tight
Not every story
belongs in the light
I ain't your headline
I ain't your flame
Just a girl in boots
with a borrowed name
Final Chorus
Rumor, rumor
runnin' wild
Gone from a smile
to a whole damn file
Rumor, rumor
faster than me
Back fence telephone
got a hold of my name
Rumor, rumor
say it to my face
Rumor, rumor
then walk away