Yeah, how you gonna believe
somebody else over me?

Rumours, rumours, I never believe
That you listen to the shh talk over me (lies)
Rumours, rumours, I never believe
That the lies in your mind
got you doubting me (ah, ah, ah)

Rumours, rumours, I never believe
That you listen to the shh talk over me
Rumours, rumours, I never believe
That the lies in your mind
got you doubting me (ah, ah)

I was so in love with you, never knew
The secrets and lies would undo me
and you, oh (doubt)
You were suspicious, doubted the truth
You listened to them before you thought it through

'Cause you could have had (had)
Anything you wanted
(anything you wanted)
Anything you needed
(anything you needed, boy)
And I could have been (been)
Everything you wanted (everything you wanted)
Everything you needed

When people tell lies
lies you believe them (rumours)
Like chinese whispers spread
now the truth is gone (gone)
The people play-play
played with your feelings (rumours)
If there's no trust then hey, how do we go on?
(How do we go on? How do we go on?
Go on, go on?)

You were such a fool to think I misled you
You should have put all your faith in me, yeah-oh
They confuse doubting with deceiving you
You listened to them before you thought it through

'Cause you could have had
Anything you wanted
Anything you needed
And I could have been (been, oh)
Everything you wanted
Everything you needed (oh, oh, oh)

When people tell lies
lies you believe them (rumours)
Like chinese whispers spread
now the truth is gone (gone)
The people play-play-played
with your feelings (rumours)
If there's no trust then hey, how do we go on?
(How do we go on?
How do we go on? Go on, go on?)

They say it's better to be talked about then not at all
Either I'm fascinating or you must be bored
'Cause I'm bored with you calling
missing me
Being seen with you is like bad publicity
Believe what you wanna believe
but you could take it from me
How you gonna be my king
if you're a gossip queen?
You say you're down the street
but can't sniff out a sneak
Here's a secret, you ain't got a chance with me

Rumours, people tell (people tell)
(You ain't got a chance with me)
Rumours, you believe them (believe them)

When people tell lies
lies you believe them
Like chinese whispers spread
now the truth is gone
The people play-play
played with your feelings
If there's no trust then hey, how do we go on?
(How do we go on?)

When people tell lies
lies you believe them
Like chinese whispers spread
now the truth is gone
The people play-play
played with your feelings
If there's no trust then hey, how do we go on?

Rumours, rumours
When they tell, you believe them
Rumours, rumours
(Ah, ah, ah) rumours, rumours
Then they play with your feelings
Rumours, rumours