We Won't Hide It No More

Kenny kept this song in his back pocket for a couple of years after an especially sweet revelation/confession from a couple of friends. The origins were specific, but as with lots of good songs, the lyrics could describe any number of situations.

This one was quite a scattered collaboration. We laid down the acoustic guitar and vocals on the second Saturday in February (2/11), then I added drums the evening of 2/18 and bass on 2/19. Dan then recorded a couple of takes of Mark Knopfler-style leads and guitar flourishes at the studio on Saturday 2/25. After I’d edited/comped those takes together on Sunday the 26th, Kenny brought over an SD card on the 27th with new piano parts for the whole song and a new bass part he’d recorded for the bridge. Later that day, Robbie uploaded some electric guitar parts he’d recorded at home, unaware that Dan had already recorded some parts earlier. I ended up not using Robbie’s leads but did use the rhythm parts to fill in the rest of the song alongside the piano, acoustic guitar, and Dan’s flourishes/leads. I think the end result is full-bordering-on-busy, but not quite “Wall Of Sound” busy. That’s just me, though. :)

Kenny Tannehill - Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, bass, recording
Dan Hollands - Electric guitar (leads)
Robbie Robinson - Electric guitar (rhythm), recording
Kevin Craig - Drums, bass, recording, mixing

We Won’t Hide It No More

We won’t hide it no more. Time has come to reveal.
All those years kept silent, has finally come to an end.
You and I together, sneaking away, into our world,
That nobody knows but us.

We won’t hide it no more. Our little secret is out.
Just us two, and nobody knew, our moments of delight.
Those years we spent, were heaven sent,
The laughter we shared, the times we got scared,
That nobody knows but us.

Well, we decided not too long ago,
We’d better break the news.
It’s time to fess up to all our friends,
In hope their love will see us through.

We don’t hide it no more. Our friends just give us a smile.
We say please come, and join in the fun, so everyone can see.
It starts with a light, we share with delight,
So everyone knows, yes everyone goes,
Everyone shares with us.