notoriety

you say i never pay attention

what makes you think i look the other way

you let me be the judge

i don't believe what they say

your name came up in conversation yesterday

my best bet was to feign indifference

you've got an awful reputation by the way

the table made a joke at your expense

didn't believe a word

i don't believe what they say

it smacked of jealousy

i now it's only notoriety

my reputation might precede me baby

forget the rumours and the hearsay

you think i never pay attention to you

i guess you think i look the other way

i don't care what you've heard

why d'you believe what they say

i'll come to your defence

you know it's only notoriety

to hell with our outrageous fortune baby

we've got a sea of troubles in our sights

we don't need recklessness or caution

to catch the gossip-mongers dead to rights

let them all speculate

they ain't got a clue anyway

just use your common sense

you know it's only notoriety

hear no evil and speak no evil

see no evil lest it come your way