Leave Me Alone
Helen Reddy Lyrics

Big ole Ruby red dress wanders round the town
A woman in a conspicuous bright red dress roams aimlessly around the town.

Talkin' to herself now, sometimes sittin' down
The woman appears to have conversations with herself and occasionally sits down.

Don't you get too close now, Ruby runs away
If someone gets too near to the woman, she quickly moves away from them.

Poor ole Ruby red dress born on a sorry day
The woman's life has been unfortunate from the start.

I can hear her say
The woman is audibly begging for something.

Leave me alone, won't you leave me alone
The woman is asking to be left alone multiple times.

Big ole Ruby red dress, everybody laughs
People laugh and mock the woman for her appearance and behavior.

Say she's got no future and never made no past
Others believe that the woman has no potential for success and has not achieved anything noteworthy.

Something hurt that Ruby, something she can't bear
The woman has experienced emotional pain that is too overwhelming for her to cope with or express.

You look at her real close now, you see a little tear
When observed carefully, the woman appears to have a small tear in her eye.

Some folks say some farm boy up from Tennessee
Rumors suggest that a man from Tennessee taught the woman something, although the details are unknown.

Taught it all to Ruby, then just let her be
The man allegedly taught the woman everything she knows and then disappeared from her life.

Her Daddy tried to hide it, tried to keep things cool
The woman's father attempted to keep her situation under control or hidden from others.

But something happened to Ruby, she broke down to a fool
Despite her father's efforts, the woman eventually became mentally distressed and irrational.

Who just said now
The woman is about to plead for privacy or isolation.

God leave me alone, just leave me alone, oh leave me
The woman implores for people to leave her alone again, specifically invoking God's name.