I never knew her name
I only knew her fame
She lived near my town
Another goldfish to drown
Well I just past the bridge
That parts us from them
The bridge that she used
Again and again
Again

I remember when they found her
Billy Davey's daughter
Word gets around, word gets around

Billy Davey's second daughter
Threw herself to dirty water
Billy's left with nothing but a dream

Billy Davey's second daughter
Threw herself to dirty water
Billy's left with nothing But a dream

He dreams
He dreams
Dreams
Dreams

He Dreams
Dreams
Dreams
Dreams

Word gets around


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    maybe it's about his famous daughter 'throwing herself to dirty waters' as in, maybe heading down a bad path such as the pornography industry, and the bridge could be a sort of moral divider between us and the people who sacrifice their dignity to become adult entertainers. she used the bridge again and again, maybe that means that she regularly lived 2 separate lives - one as a famous, respectable person - the other as a prostitute or erotic actress...

    and of course word gets around, and her father finds out, and now he's left with just a dream of all that she could have been...

    any way you look at it though, the lyrics are so sad. hats off to the stereophonics for a good finish to their (first?) album. good stuff.

    another very interesting thing to point out: the album is actually called 'WORD GETS AROUND' . . .

    BrEnNo1023on August 31, 2009   Link

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