Rumors, they don't mean nothing Whispers, they don't mean nothing Rumors, they don't mean nothing Whispers, they don't mean nothing You think I'm shallow But I don't think you've seen enough, enough I wish you knew me Better back when the way it was, before I wish they'd let me Show you all the things I've done, oh So I told you I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was Substance, it's gotta count for something Expectations, they don't mean anything Rumors, they don't mean nothing Whispers, they don't mean nothing You think I'm shallow But I don't think you've seen enough, enough I wish you knew me Better back when the way it was, before I wish they'd let me Show you all the things I've done, oh So I told you I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was I wish they'd let me Show you all the things I've done, oh So I told you I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was *