[Verse] Down in Cotton Town, where the shadows creep, Whispers crawl like thunder, they don’t come cheap. Mama’s porch light flickers, secrets start to swell, News don’t wait for Sunday, it just rings like a bell. [Pre-Chorus] Storm clouds gather ‘round, heavy on the ground, Every word’s a wildfire, flames never drowned. [Chorus] Gossip’s rollin’ faster than the church bells chime, Spinnin’ tales like lightning, striking every time. Hold your tongue, hold your soul, don’t let it fell— In Cotton Town, gossip’s ringing like a bell. [Verse] Midnight’s dark and heavy, silhouettes twist and turn, Faces hide confessions, but the fire still burns. Sisters talk in riddles, brothers swear and yell, Truth’s just a shadow in the cotton’s tangled spell. [Pre-Chorus] Storm clouds gather ‘round, heavy on the ground, Every word’s a wildfire, flames never drowned. [Chorus] Gossip’s rollin’ faster than the church bells chime, Spinnin’ tales like lightning, striking every time. Hold your tongue, hold your soul, don’t let it fell— In Cotton Town, gossip’s ringing like a bell. [Bridge] When the wind howls low, and the night’s too deep, Secrets crawl like snakes, and angels weep. But through the thunder’s roar, and the stories they sell, One truth stays steady—better not to tell. [Chorus] Gossip’s rollin’ faster than the church bells chime, Spinnin’ tales like lightning, striking every time. Hold your tongue, hold your soul, don’t let it fell— In Cotton Town, gossip’s ringing like a bell. [Chorus] Gossip’s rollin’ faster than the church bells chime, Spinnin’ tales like lightning, striking every time. Hold your tongue, hold your soul, don’t let it fell— In Cotton Town, gossip’s ringing like a bell. [Outro] Yeah, in Cotton Town, that old story dwells— Faster than the thunder, gossip rings like bells.