Caroline Jones’ ‘No Tellin’’ Sends a Strong Message to Survivors

As Caroline Jones’ song “No Tellin’” climbs the country music charts, it’s easy to get swept up in the melody — but the lyrics carry some darker truths beneath the surface.

Jones recently appeared on Taste of Country Nights, where I asked about the story behind the song, and the country newcomer didn’t hold back in her response.

“It’s actually about an abusive relationship I was in when I was younger. It took me a really long time to be able to write a song about it,” she shared. “Sometimes when you’re in a relationship like that, and you’re really isolated, the only story you know is the story they’ve told you.”

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The Zac Brown Band guitarist told me, “Years of distance and therapy — and meeting my husband, too — helped me get to a place where I could finally talk about it.”

“Once you do have the courage to speak about it, write about it and sing about it, it’s so much less scary because so many people have been through something like that on different levels. Unfortunately, it’s really sad.”

Jones says writing “Ain’t No Tellin’” wasn’t just about finding closure for herself.

“I wrote the song because I wanted to reach the people who needed to hear this message, because I know I would have needed to hear it.”

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She told me she’d been working on “No Tellin’” for years, needing time to fully process what she’d been through before deciding whether she wanted to share such a personal story with the world.