I’m tired is all.
How can I parse this?
It's not a grammatically correct sentence by itself - usually it would be something like
"I'm tired" is all [that I want to say].
or
"I'm tired" is all [that's wrong with me].
It means that there are no major problems; the speaker is just tired, which explains their odd behavior.
I am tired. That's all, no more explaination. I guess you were asked by your girlfriend why not pick up the phone.
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3I agree that "I'm tired is all" is just a colloquial way of saying, "I'm tired, that's all." It can be hard to parse a colloquialism, which makes this an interesting question. I'm not sure why you think this has anything to do with a girlfriend not picking up the phone, though – that's only one of a myriad of possible scenarios. – J.R.♦ Oct 23 '15 at 8:58
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