Telling You

If i take this opportunity to tell you what happened,

Will it destroy our unity?

Will there be nothing left to tap into?

I hate to lay this on you, but i've been holding back these tears.

This morning i awakened from a dream so real

It's in my memory and has been for fifteen years,

And i don't mind if you have to tell someone --

I had to tell someone.

That's why i'm telling you.

Times were different then, and i was very young,

But i'm older now.

I'm angry now.

I don't know what to do.

I never thought i'd hate him,

But i've got to tell you brother,

My childhood has been taken.

I know now i was the other lover,

And i fought him the best way i could.

I got the hell out of there but it still cuts me like cold steel,

And i split like wood.

Sometimes i wonder if he knows or cares.

And it's alright if you have to tell someone --

I had to tell someone.

That's why i'm telling you.

Times were different then, and i was very young,

But i'm older now.

I'm angry now.

I don't know what to do, he thinks it all surrounds him.

That's just the way it is, don't want my kids around him.

But i can tell you this -- i don't expect you to feel the way i feel,

But i didn't know what else to do.

They say these things take time to heal.

I can start by telling you,

I can start by telling you,

I can start by telling you.


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