A tongue can abuse,
And carry bad news
The seeds of distrust
It will sow
But unless you've made
No mistakes in your life
Be careful of stones that you throw
My neighbor was passing
My garden one time
She stopped and I knew right away
That it was gossip
Not flowers she had on her mind
And this is what I heard
My neighbor say
That girl down the street
Should be run from our midst
She drinks and she talks quite alot
And she knows not to speak
To my child or to me
And my neighbor then smiled
And I thought
A tongue can accuse
And carry bad news
The seeds of distrust
It will sow
But unless you've 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
My neighbors one child
Had been pulled from the path
And saved by a girl lying still
The child was unhurt
And my neighbor cried out
Awww, who was that brave girl so sweet?
I covered the crushed broken body and said
"The bad girl who lived down the street"
A tongue can accuse
And carry bad news
The seeds of distrust
It will sow
But unless you've made
No mistakes in your life
Be careful of stones that you throw
Written by Bonnie Dodd
Recorded by Hank Williams
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
John 8:7
