Lyrics The Horse's Mouth - The Gaddabouts, Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd

The Horse's Mouth

people in the neighborhood tellin' me that you ain’t no good
talking with authority
they heard it from ol so and so
the truth is that they just don’t know
but that don’t stop 'em telling me
it’s just like a newspaper
so much attitude baby
it makes me wanna walk away
you can’t believe a word they say
and i don’t wanna hear any way
you don’t wanna know so don’t even ask
'cause if you don’t hear it from the horse’s mouth
you’re hearing it from a horse’s ass
they’re doing it to a lot of folks
they bury you and then make jokes
remember what they did to ol dale?
a circus of false accusations ostracizing a lonely lady
started by an evil clown
it’s just like a newspaper
so much attitude baby
it makes me wanna walk away
you can’t believe a word they say
and i don’t wanna hear anyway
you don’t wanna know so don’t even ask
'cause if you don’t hear it from the horse’s mouth
you’re hearing it from a horse’s ass
i heard it on the street
i saw it on tv
people got their reasons and their reasons can be private
but their privacy is often invaded
standing by the water cooler listening to another fool who’s talkin' 'bout the
size of your paycheck
it’s just like a newspaper
so much attitude baby
it makes me wanna walk away
you can’t believe a word they say
and i don’t wanna hear anyway
you don’t wanna know so don’t even ask
'cause if you don’t hear it from the horse’s mouth
you’re hearing it from a horse’s ass