Everything in disarray


A piece of gossip puts your life on display


Now you scramble to cram it back in the mold


Of what society deems okay



 

Word of mouth changes things in youth


It keeps people from having to face the truth


Instead they spread rumors about people they don’t even know


Have you ever made such a low blow?


We all have at some point, no doubt


But it’s clearly not something to joke about


Just wait until it happens to you


Just that once, and for forever you'll be through



 

Everything in disarray


A piece of gossip puts your life on display


And now you scramble to cram it back in the mold


Of what society deems okay



 

Sometimes life scatters like leaves in the breeze,


Or townsfolk desperately escaping a disease


And you have to run around to sew back the pieces


And fight to iron out all of the creases


Then once everything's settled again


Your little cousin jumps in your neat leaf pile


Like not having a steering wheel for the upcoming bend


But you know you just can't blame that child



 

Everything in disarray


A piece of gossip puts your life on display


And now you scramble to cram it back in the mold


Of what society deems okay