Tell Me
Trouble's Knocking: Howlin' Wolf's Blues Revelation
Lyrics
Tell me, what in the world can be wrong
Troubled inquiry about the source of problems or difficulties.
Tell me, what in the world can be wrong
Reiteration of the questioning regarding the cause of the troubles.
Woke up this morning
Expressing the act of waking up, possibly to a challenging situation.
Trouble knocking on my door
Acknowledging that trouble is present and imminent.
I wonder what the trouble
Pondering about the nature or specifics of the trouble.
Big trouble at my door
Emphasizing the severity of the trouble arriving at the doorstep.
I wonder what the trouble
Repeating the concern about the seriousness of the trouble.
Real troubles at my door
Stressing the reality of significant problems at the doorstep.
Thursday morning my baby's making
Narrating a situation where the singer's partner is ending the relationship on a Thursday morning.
Don't want me anymore
Expressing the partner's disinterest or rejection.
I'll have to forget it, and let this trouble pass
Deciding to forget the troubles and allow them to pass.
I'll have to forget it, and let this trouble pass
Reiterating the intention to move past the difficulties.
Well, I wonder sometimes, how long my troubles gonna last
Reflecting on the duration or persistence of the singer's troubles.
All night long, somebody knocking on my door
Describing continuous disturbances with someone knocking on the door throughout the night.
All night long, somebody knocking on my door
Repeating the disturbance of constant knocking during the night.
There ain't nothing but my troubles
Conveying that the troubles are the only things present and causing worry.
Can't be worried here anymore
Declaring an inability to continue being worried about the troubles.
Ooh, good bye, good bye baby, got to go
Bidding farewell to a romantic partner, indicating the need to leave.
Ooh, good bye, good bye baby, got to go
Repeating the farewell and the necessity to depart due to troubles.
I can't lay around here, be worried with this trouble no more
Expressing the singer's inability to linger in the current troubled situation.
Trouble is knocking
Repetition of the notion that trouble is persistently present and demanding attention.
Trouble is knocking
Emphasizing the continued existence of troublesome circumstances.
Trouble is knocking
Reiterating the presence of trouble that requires acknowledgment.
Trouble is knocking
Affirming once again that trouble is actively seeking attention.
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