A family affair from Memphis, TN, consisting of siblings: Barbara (lead), R… Read Full Bio ↴A family affair from Memphis, TN, consisting of siblings: Barbara (lead), Roberta, Betty, and Maurice Brown. Another brother, Richard, wrote some of the groups' material. They began singing gospel but decided to make a try at secular music with a recording on Wilmo Records entitled "You Belong to Her" b/w "Big Party" (January 1964). Wilmo leased the master to Stax Records, who reissued the recording March 1964. The record didn't do much, but Stax stayed faithful and released "In My Heart" b/w "Please Be Honest With Me" September 1964; it did a little better and was played in some cities outside of Memphis, but the slow, mundane Deannie Parker and Steve Cropper composition never broke out anywhere. Neither did the third and final Stax platter composed by Barbara, "I Don't Want Trouble" b/w "My Lover" (January 1965). A 1966 single on Cadet Records, "I Don't Want to Have to Wait" b/w "Plenty of Room," produced by Papa Don Schroeder, failed to ignite; ditto for a final single on XL Records "You Don't Love Me" b/w "If I Can't Run to You I'll Crawl to You." After a short try at secular success, the Browns' returned to their calling: singing the praises of the Lord.

You Don't Love Me
Barbara & The Browns Lyrics

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I know (I know) you don't love me no more
No more (no more) no no more (no more)
And I don't want to be hurt anymore
(No more) anymore (no more)
Yeah yeah I have loved so hard
Everything I did was no dard
If I can't love you right baby
I don't have to love you at all

I know (I know) you don't want me no more
No more (no more) no no more (no more)
And it has to be someone else lovin' you more
(No more) lovin' you more (no more)
Ain't no use in me cryin' now
If not for you I wouldn't be down
Since you don't want me no more baby
Ain't no use in you hangin' round

I know no more, no more
No more, no more

I know (I know) you don't want me no more
No more (no more) no no more (no more)
And it has to be someone else lovin' you more
(No more) lovin' you more (no more)
Ain't no use in me cryin' now
If not for you I wouldn't be down
Since you don't want me no more baby

Ain't no use in you hangin' round
I know (I know) I know (I know)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Barbara George's "I Know" describe the end of a relationship where the singer has come to the realization that their partner no longer loves them. The repetition of "no more" emphasizes the finality of the situation and the singer's acceptance that it's time to move on. Despite the sadness and hurt, the singer decides that it's better to be alone and not be hurt anymore than to keep trying to love someone who doesn't reciprocate those feelings.

The lyrics also suggest that the singer may have been trying too hard in the relationship, going "all in" with their love and efforts. The line "everything I did was no dard" could be interpreted as the singer saying that they gave everything they had to the relationship, but it still wasn't enough. In the end, the singer ultimately decides that it's not worth it to try to love someone who doesn't love them back and that there's no use in crying or holding on.

Overall, the lyrics to "I Know" convey a sense of resignation and acceptance of a relationship that has come to an end. The message is one of moving on and finding happiness elsewhere.

Line by Line Meaning

I know (I know) you don't love me no more
I am aware that your feelings for me have changed

No more (no more) no no more (no more)
You no longer have any romantic interest in me

And I don't want to be hurt anymore (No more) anymore (no more)
I do not wish to experience any more emotional pain due to your rejection of me

Yeah yeah I have loved so hard Everything I did was no dard If I can't love you right baby I don't have to love you at all
I have loved you with great intensity, and if I am unable to love you properly, then it is better for me to not love you at all.

I know (I know) you don't want me no more No more (no more) no no more (no more)
I understand that you no longer desire me

And it has to be someone else lovin' you more (No more) lovin' you more (no more)
It must be that someone else is making you happy in a way that I could not

Ain't no use in me cryin' now If not for you I wouldn't be down Since you don't want me no more baby Ain't no use in you hangin' round
There is no point in me crying over what we had since it is over, and you should not waste your time trying to stay close to me when you have moved on.

I know no more, no more No more, no more
I am sure that there is no longer any love between us

I know (I know) you don't want me no more No more (no more) no no more (no more)
I am aware that you have lost all interest in me

And it has to be someone else lovin' you more (No more) lovin' you more (no more)
I suspect that you are now being loved by someone else in a way that surpasses my own attempts at loving you

Ain't no use in me cryin' now If not for you I wouldn't be down Since you don't want me no more baby Ain't no use in you hangin' round
I see no value in shedding tears over what we had since it is now gone, and it makes no sense for you to linger and cling to me now that you are over me

I know (I know) I know (I know)
I am certain, without a doubt

Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, CAMPBELL CONNELLY FRANCE, BMG Rights Management, SpacedOut Studios Entertainment Worldwide
Written by: Barbara George

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