Don't Tell Me Your Troubles
Troubles Unspoken: A Heartbreak Harmony by Ray Charles
Lyrics
Don't tell me your troubles
Expressing a reluctance to hear about someone else's problems
I got troubles of my own
Stating that the speaker has their own difficulties
Don't tell me your troubles
Reiterating the unwillingness to hear about troubles
Just leave me alone
Requesting to be left alone
Leave me alone
Emphasizing the desire for solitude
Go on home
Instructing someone to go home
Tell it to a friend
Suggesting the person share their problems with a friend
I got troubles of my own
Reiterating that the speaker has their own troubles
You say your sweet love left you
Addressing someone experiencing a love departure
Well, what you think about me?
Asking the person to consider the speaker's own situation
I got those same old heartbreaks
Indicating shared experiences of heartbreak
And the same old misery
Pointing out common misery
Leave me alone
Reiterating the desire for solitude
Go on home
Instructing someone to go home again
Tell it to a friend
Suggesting the person confide in a friend
I got troubles of my own
Reiterating that the speaker has their own troubles
They say it happens to the best of us
Referencing a common saying about difficulties
That's what they always say
Encouraging resilience in the face of troubles
Take it brother, like a man
Advising to handle challenges maturely
And don't stand in my way
Urging not to hinder the speaker's path
You tell me that she's no good
Informing that someone's romantic interest is not good
She's mean as she can be
Describing the person as mean and unpleasant
It's written all over your lonesome face
Observing signs of distress on the person's face
Any heartbreak fool can see
Asserting that anyone can see the heartbreak
Leave me alone
Reiterating the desire for solitude
Go on home
Instructing someone to go home once again
Tell it to a friend
Suggesting the person share their problems with a friend
I got troubles of my own
Reiterating that the speaker has their own troubles
It happens to the best of us
Repeating the common saying about difficulties
That's what they always say
Reiterating the need to accept challenges
So take it brother, like a man
Encouraging resilience once again
And don't stand in my way
Advising not to obstruct the speaker
You tell me that she's no good
Reiterating that the romantic interest is not good
She's mean as she can be
Describing the person as mean once more
It's written all over your lovely face
Noting the evident signs on the person's face
Any heartbreak fool can see
Emphasizing the visible heartbreak
Leave me alone
Reiterating the desire for solitude
Go on home
Instructing someone to go home again
Tell it to a friend
Suggesting the person confide in a friend
I got troubles of my own
Reiterating that the speaker has their own troubles
Oh, leave me
Expressing the need to be left alone
Go on home
Instructing someone to go home once more
Tell it to a friend
Suggesting the person share their problems with a friend again
I got troubles of my own
Reiterating that the speaker has their own troubles
Oh yeah, oh, trouble now
Expressing distress or difficulty
Trouble in my home now
Highlighting trouble in the speaker's home
Leave me alone, oh yeah
Reiterating the desire for solitude emphatically
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