You can tell the world you never was my girl
 
 You can burn my clothes when I'm gone
 
 Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I've been
 
 And laugh and joke about me on the phone
 
  
  You can tell my arms, go back to the farm
 
 You can tell my feet to hit the floor
 
 Or you can tell my lips to tell my fingertips
 
 They won't be reaching out for you no more
  
 
 But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 I just don't think it'd understand
 
 And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 He might blow up and kill this man
  
 
 You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas
 
 You can tell your dog to bite my leg
 
 Or tell your brother Cliff who's fist can tell my lips
 
 He never really liked me anyway
  
 
 Tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please
 
 Myself already knows that I'm not okay
 
 You can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind
 
 It might be walking out on me today
  
 
 Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 I just don't think it'd understand
 
 And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 He might blow up and kill this man
  
 
 Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 I just don't think it'd understand
 
 And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 He might blow up and kill this man
  
 
 Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 I just don't think it'd understand
 
 And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
 
 He might blow up and kill this man