Second Hand News

Album: Rumours (1977)
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  • I know there's nothin' to say
    Someone has taken my place
    When times go bad
    When times go rough
    Won't you lay me down in tall grass
    And let me do my stuff

    I know I got nothin' on you
    I know there's nothin' to do
    When times go bad
    And you can't get enough
    Won't you lay me down in the tall grass
    And let me do my stuff

    One thing I think you should know
    I ain't gonna miss you when you go
    Been down so long
    I've been tossed around enough
    Aww, couldn't you just
    Let me go down and do my stuff

    I know you're hopin' to find
    Someone who's gonna give you peace of mind
    When times go bad
    When times go rough
    Won't you lay me down in the tall grass
    And let me do my stuff

    Do it, do it, do it

    I'm just second hand news
    I'm just second hand news, yeah
    I'm just second hand news
    I'm just second hand news, yeah
    I'm just second hand news
    I'm just second hand news, yeah
    I'm just second hand news
    I'm just second hand news, yeah
    Yeah Writer/s: Lindsey Buckingham
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Lane Gc from Deming Nm UsaHe says he's been replaced. but offers sex when times get rough.
  • Jack from TexasI always thought it was Faulkner reference.
  • Doug from Buffalo, NySeventhmist, I think Lindsey is referring to the tendency of young ex-couples to often continue to have "hook-up" sex even when the relationship phase is over until they find "someone new". And after if the new one doesn't workout...
  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenHard to break up with someone if you're letting him "do his stuff" in the tall grass.
  • Tandy from HomeI love this song! Composer Lindsey Buckingham has said that he wanted to incorporate "Irish and Scottish folk influences," which I guess are expressed in the long fiddle break near the end and in what sound like mandolin accents at other moments in the "Rumours" album track. Does anyone know who played fiddle and mandolin on this studio recording? If you do, thanks for posting.
  • Camille from Toronto, OhI always liked this fast moving song. I don't get the Celtic feel at all. I also don't see that this is a 'dark' tune at all, just a typical break-up song about no longer being relevant in someone's life and the need to move on. The vocals are pure Fleetwood Mac. The reference to 'lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff'. Okay, is that saying that they can just get it on to make the break-up easier? Or make the other person change their mind?
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