Tell On You
Trust Betrayed: Sweet Mary Lou's Secrets Unveiled
Lyrics
Sweet Mary Lou I don't trust you
Sweet Mary Lou, the speaker expresses a lack of trust in this person.
Tellin everybody about the things we do
The speaker accuses Mary Lou of spreading information about their activities to others.
But don't tell on me baby and I won't tell on you
Expressing a conditional agreement not to disclose each other's secrets to others.
So she told me not to tell all her friends
Mary Lou warns the speaker not to reveal their activities to her friends.
Cause they might tell her husband
Fear that Mary Lou's friends might inform her husband about the speaker's actions.
And he's a big man with two cast iron hands
Describing Mary Lou's husband as a formidable and potentially violent person.
But news got all around
The news about the speaker's actions spreads widely.
I'm thinking it's bout time I leave this town
The speaker contemplates leaving the town due to the spreading rumors.
Before I get buried six feet underground
Expressing a fear of facing severe consequences or harm.
Sweet Mary Lou I don't trust you
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of trust in Mary Lou.
Tellin everybody about the things we do
Repeating the accusation of Mary Lou divulging their activities to others.
Dont tell on me baby, I won't tell on you
Reaffirming the agreement not to disclose each other's secrets.
I thought you told me not to tel em
The speaker recalls Mary Lou's warning not to tell others.
I thought you told me not to tell em
Repetition of Mary Lou's previous instruction not to disclose.
But now you went and told him
Expressing disappointment as Mary Lou goes against her own advice and tells someone.
And I can't trust you
The speaker can no longer trust Mary Lou due to her betrayal.
I admit it baby, I don't mind lyin
Admitting a willingness to lie, but a strong aversion to the possibility of death.
But sure enough, I do mind dyin
The speaker values their life and is cautious about the consequences of their actions.
My trust in her is somethin I ain't buyin
The speaker does not believe in Mary Lou's trustworthiness.
She threw me to the wolves and didn't care one bit
Mary Lou has betrayed the speaker without concern for the consequences.
Runaround town just gettin kicks
Describing Mary Lou as engaging in carefree and possibly reckless behavior around town.
Well I'm made of bones and her man throws stones and sticks
Highlighting the speaker's vulnerability in the face of Mary Lou's husband's aggression.
Sweet Mary Lou I don't trust you
Reiteration of the speaker's lack of trust in Mary Lou.
Tellin everybody about the things we do
Repeating the accusation of Mary Lou revealing their activities to others.
Dont tell on me baby, I won't tell on you
Reaffirming the agreement not to disclose each other's secrets.
I thought you told me not to tell em
The speaker reflects on Mary Lou's earlier warning not to tell others.
I thought you told me not to tell em
Repetition of Mary Lou's previous instruction not to disclose.
But now you went and told him
Expressing disappointment as Mary Lou goes against her own advice and tells someone.
And I can't trust you
The speaker can no longer trust Mary Lou due to her betrayal.
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