Be Careful of Stones That You Throw

Lyrics

A neighbor passed by my garden one time She stopped and I knew right away That it was gossip, not flowers that she had on her mind This is what I heard my neighbor say: "That bad girl down the street should be run from our midst She drinks and she talks quite a lot She knows not to speak to my daughter or to me" My neighbor then smiled, and I thought: A tongue can accuse and carry bad news The seeds of distrust it will sow So unless you made no mistakes in your life Be careful of stones that you throw A car speeded by and the screaming of brakes A sound that made my blood chill For my neighbor's one child had been pulled from the path Saved by a girl lying still "The child was unhurt," my neighbor cried out "Oh, who was that brave girl so sweet?" I covered the crushed broken body And said, "That bad girl who lives down the street" A tongue can accuse and carry bad news The seeds of distrust it will sow So, unless you made no mistakes in your life Be careful of stones that you throw