Poison Pen Lyrics - Hoodoo Gurus

Dear John, so begins a famous old story 

Goodbye,au-revoir, thanks for the memory 

Keep it short and sweet if you really care 

D I vor C E can be so hurtful 

It makes public property of things that are personal 

All the friends and family get their share 

Ink is black, as black as night 

Black as thoughts that shun the light 

Truth will out and maybe then 

You'll put down that poison pen, that poison pen 

Everyone enjoys sharing a rumor 

But when it's aimed at you it loses its humor 

Sometimes words so innocent, cut so deep 

Ink is black, as black as night 

Black as thoughts that shun the light 

Truth will out and maybe then 

You'll put down that poison pen, that poison pen, that poison pen 

Everybody's telling me, "Talk is cheap" 

Sometimes words so innocent, cut so deep 

Cut so deep, they cut so deep, so deep 

Ink is black, as black as night 

Black as thoughts that shun the light 

Ink is black, as black as night 

Black as thoughts that shun the light 

Truth will out and maybe then 

You'll put down that poison pen, poison pen 

That poison pen, that poison pen, poison pen 

Black as night, as black as coal 

Black as thoughts that cast a shadow 

Right across my soul 

I thought that you were my friend 

Until you picked up that poison pen, that poison pen, yeah, poison