Music & Lyrics by Scatman John and Antonio Nunzio Catania
I've got to tell you I want to tell you I've got to tell you
(Scatting by Scatman John)
I want to tell you that you've got to let it go (Scat) I've got to tell you that it's time to let you know I want to tell you that you've got to let it go I've got to tell you that it's time to let you know I want to tell you that you've got to let it go (Scatting by Scatman John)
I'm believin' too much in all the stuff in my head It's a hassle in the mornin' to get up outta bed I'm holdin' on to secrets that are too hard to see An' I'm thinking everybody is a-better than me I try to keep doing what I think I gotta do If I make a mistake you're gonna think I'm a fool I'm always back again to the point where I began I'm afraid I need help - don't offer your hand I know, you know, they know, we know I don't know nuthin' but I gotta keep bluffin' I'm thinking, they're thinking, you're thinking I'll drink Feelin' so confused that I think I wanna sink It's so hard to talk when you're walking in shock It's so hard to see when you're pretending you're free Don't know how to give, and I've had all I can take Everybody's to blame, when you can't play the game (Scatting by Scatman John) I've been namin' and a-gamin' and a-framin' and a-blamin' It's a pattern I've been weaving for a long long time It's hard to begin, but surrender means win And it certainly is better than losing your mind I know that you've been thinking I've been talkin' 'bout me I made it that way, for a purpose you see Scatman's really only tryin' to get through To help you discover - he be talkin' 'bout YOU The things that hold me back are right here in my head The sabateur, can't endure, he has to go to bed I want to live life in spite of what I think I think that my opinion should be thrown to the sink I wanna do better, but I don't know how But if I'm gonna start I better start right now I try to survive and I've gotta let you know If I want to live at all I gotta gotta let go (Scatting by Scatman John)