Poison Pen - Hoodoo Gurus

«Dear John,» so begins the 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 rumour

But when it’s aimed at you it loses its humour

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 (Ink is black)

As black as night (As black as night)

Black as thoughts (Black as thoughts)

That shun the light (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 (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah)

Just black as coal

Black as thoughts (Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah)

That cast a shadow right across my soul

I thought that you were my friend

'Til you picked up that poison pen

That poison pen, yeah

Poison