Hast du etwas getan was sonst keiner tut?
Hast du hohe Schuhe oder gar einen Hut?
Oder hast du etwa ein zu kurzes Kleid getragen,
ohne vorher deinen Nachbarn um Erlaubnis zu fragen?

Jetzt wirst du natürlich mit Verachtung gestraft,
bist eine Schande für die ganze Nachbarschaft.
Du weißt noch nicht einmal genau wie sie heißen,
während sie sich über dich schon ihre Mäuler zerreißen.

Lass die Leute reden und hör ihnen nicht zu.
Die meisten Leute haben ja nichts Besseres zu tun.
Lass die Leute reden bei Tag und auch bei Nacht.
Lass die Leute reden, das haben die immer schon gemacht.

Du hast doch sicherlich 'ne Bank überfallen.
Wie könntest du sonst deine Miete bezahlen?
Und du darfst nie mehr in die Vereinigten Staaten,
denn du bist die Geliebte von Osama bin Laden.

Rasierst du täglich deinen Damenbart?
Oder hast du im Garten ein Paar Leichen verscharrt?
Die Nachbarn ham' da sowas angedeutet,
also wunder dich nicht, wenn bald die Kripo bei dir läutet.

Lass die Leute reden und hör einfach nicht hin,
die meisten Leute haben ja gar nichts Böses im Sinn.
Es ist ihr eintöniges Leben was sie quält
und der Tag wird interessanter, wenn man Märchen erzählt.

Und wahrscheinlich ist ihnen das nicht mal peinlich.
Es fehlt ihnen jede Einsicht
und wiedermal zeigt sich sie sind kleinlich, unvermeindlich fremdenfeindlich

Hast du gehört und sag mal wusstest du schon,
nämlich: Du verdienst dein Geld mit Prostitution.
Du sollst ja meistens vor dem Busbahnhof stehen,
der Kollege eines Schwagers hat dich neulich gesehen.

Lass die Leute reden und lächle einfach mild,
Die meisten Leute haben ihre Bildung aus der Bild.
Und die besteht nun mal, wer wüsste das nicht,
aus: Angst, Hass, Titten und dem Wetterbericht!

Lass die Leute reden denn wie das immer ist,
solang' die Leute reden, machen sie nichts Schlimmeres.
Und ein wenig Heuchelei kannst du dir durchaus leisten,
Bleib höflich und sag nichts.
Das ärgert sie am meisten.


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    i luv this song, it's just awesome :) So catchy and also so true.... People are talking about you because they don't have got anything else to do. There are gossips that have got nothing to do with the truth, but who cares? Just ignore and keep being polite, 'cause that's what really pisses them off :D

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