I can't delete songs on my ipod

literally. i can't delete songs on my ipod. It doesn't let me delete.
What should I do?

Are you trying to delete them directly from the iPod via the iPod itself? If so, this is not possible.
If you are trying to delete them from your iPod via iTunes, you must have your iPod Touch set up for manual management, meaning the Manually manage music and videos option must be ticked from under its Summary tab in iTunes.
B-rock

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