"Just Say Know"

Deep inside myself I know
Fear and pain in silence grow
Now's the time for letting go
Tell me things I need to know

Hidden there inside my self
Memories upon a shelf
Secrecy just makes them grow
Tell me things I need to know

Open up the door inside
No more need for them to hide
Now's the time for letting go
Tell  me things I need to know

No more need for tears and fears
Granpa's whiskey, Daddy's beers
Silence only makes them grow
Now's the time for letting go

No more fear of voodoo charm
They can no more do us harm
Now's the time for letting go
Tell us things we need to know

All those people deep inside
Hold the things we had to hide
But need for hiding now is past
We can be free, free at last

All of you now listen, heed
No more need to cry and bleed
Now's the time for letting go
Tell the things we need to know

c. 1992, B. Riley