People like to talk People like to gossip Adding their own twist To each and every topic Thinking “how will they know?” But words travel fast And hit you from your blind side No matter where you at Sticks & Stones (Yeah, they might break my bones) But words will only (They will only bruise me) Black and blue (They will fade away) And thicker skin (Will eventually take it’s place) Rumors, no matter denied Will take on a life of its own What’s the truth ain’t that important Storytelling gone all wrong Not in their mind do they imagine That someone’s on the other end Their entertainment at the cost of Reputations of someone other than them Sticks & Stones Easier said Harder to believe But we gotta keep An optimistic mind Optimistically blind the negative Holding tight And chant this mantra on repeat Sticks & Stones might break my bones But words will only bruise me Black and blue will fade away And thicker skin will take it’s place Sticks & Stones might make me cry But tears will always dry Puffier, my eyes they get Will leave me that much wiser Ooh, Ooh Ooh, Ooh Sticks & Stones might break my bones But words will only bruise me Black and blue will fade away And thicker skin will take it’s place Sticks & Stones might make me cry But tears will always dry Puffier, my eyes they get Will leave me that much wiser Sticks & Stones might break my bones But words will only bruise me Black and blue will fade away And thicker skin will take it’s place Sticks & Stones might make me cry But tears will always dry Puffier, my eyes they get Will leave me that much wiser Sticks & Stones (Yeah, they might break my bones) But words will only (They will only bruise me) Black and blue (They will fade away) And thicker skin (Will eventually take it’s place)
