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