This is the last time I´ll look across this table
And try to face a feeling I don´t even recognize
This is a sad hand, that reached across and touched you
When all we´d built around us came crashing to the ground

There was a tide turning somewhere deep inside us
When all these years together seem lost behind my tears
Oh there were good times, but in between the dog days
I felt the pain of rumour whisper in my ears

chorus
But I still tried to love you, I still tried to care
Still tried to hold on with the power of my prayers
But you can´t fight the rumour, you can´t argue with you heart, no
Once the rumour spreads, once the rumour spreads
Once the rumour spreads, the truth is just a thing of the past

As the rain falls I listen to the radio
And try to memorize the words to "Georgia On My Mind"
But we´re no old song, we never stood the test of time
The lies inside the rumour left us far behind

[repeat chorus]

And when we say goodbye, be sure to look me in the eye
And know the real secret was the thing we didn´t have to hide

[repeat chorus]

Once the rumour spreads, once the rumour spreads
The truth is just a thing of, it´s just a thing of
The truth is just a thing of the past