Rumors, they don't mean nothing Whispers, they don't mean nothing They're just (rumors, whispers) You think i'm shallow, but I don't think you've seen enough to know I wish you knew me way back when, the way it was before I wish the old me could show you all the things I've done So I told you, I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was Substance; it's gotta count for something Expectations; they don't mean anything They're just (rumors, whispers) You think I'm shallow, but I don't think you've seen enough to know I wish you knew me way back when, the way it was before I wish the old me could show you all the things I've done So I told you, I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was I wish the old me could show you all the things I've done So I told you, I hope the future holds a place where everything's exactly as it was