I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore
Dusty Springfield Lyrics

In my neighborhood
The setting of speaker's current situation

We don't live so good
The neighborhood is not well-off

The rooms are small
The houses in the singer's community are small

And the buildings made of wood
The houses in the artist's community are not sturdy

I hear the neighbors talking 'bout you and me
Speaker overhears neighbors gossiping

I guess I heard it all
Speaker has heard the gossip in its entirety

'Cause the talk is loud
The neighbors are talking very loudly for the singer to hear them

And the walls are much too thin
The walls of the artist's house are not soundproof and can't block the sound of the neighbors' talking

He don't really love her
The neighbor thinks that the man doesn't love the woman

That's what I heard them say
Speaker has heard this gossip from the neighbors

He sure wasn't thinking of her today
The guy was not thinking about his girlfriend when he was seen with another girl

(He wasn't thinking of her today)
Repetition of the previous line

I saw them in the front yard
Speaker personally observed an interaction between a man and a girl

Said the boy in room one four nine
The boy in the room number is 149.

He was talking to a girl I've never seen before
The boy was conversing with someone unfamiliar to the singer

And standing there together, oh, they looked so good
The scene of the boy and another girl together was aesthetically pleasing

Ain't it sad, said the woman down the hall
Another neighbor comments on the situation and expresses sadness

That when a nice girl falls in love
The woman acknowledges that someone having feelings for another is not negative

Ain't it just too bad that she had to fall
It is unfortunate that the girl's love interest isn't reciprocated

For a boy who doesn't care for her at all?
The artist implies the boy is not interested in the girl

I don't want to hear it anymore
The artist is tired of hearing the neighbor's gossip

(I don't want to hear it)
Repetition of the previous line

I don't want to hear it anymore
Emphasis on the singer's exhaustion from hearing the gossip

(Anymore)
Repetition of the previous line

'Cause the talk just never ends
The amount of gossip has become incessant and unceasing

And the heartache soon begins
The constant gossip has led to emotional turmoil

Ain't it sad
The woman down the hall repeats her previous comment

I just can't stand to hear it anymore
Reiteration of the artist's exhaustion

(Don't talk about it)
Speaker pleads for the neighbors to stop discussing her situation

(Can't stand to hear it)
Repetition of the singer's emotional distress

Oh, baby, baby (don't want to hear it)
Addressing someone affectionately, the singer once again pleads for the neighbors to stop discussing her

I just can't stand
Repetition of the previous line