You Know Enough

There’s a bat by the bed in this one, his father’s before him, and nobody in the family has ever swung it. That image does the heavy lifting here, and Rose knows better than to explain it. The verses move in a plain-spoken baritone, close and dry, cataloging the coping strategies of a life (‘Funny or smart or good with your fists / Jokes always worked but answers were best’) until the confession lands where you least expect it: ‘I was attracted to women and things that were broken / ‘Cause I knew that I could fix them.’ The chorus never lifts into anthem, and it shouldn’t; the payoff is that soft harmony stacking behind ‘you know enough,’ a small warmth arriving right as the bridge sets the weight down. The steady, relaxed folk-rock pulse keeps the whole thing grounded rather than heavy. It runs long and stays deliberately even in dynamics, so it asks a little patience, but the writing earns it. A highlight, and one that holds its gaze.

Lyrics

I carried the weight like a yoke on a stone The family curse on flesh and bone I picked up his tools, tried on his shoes Slept with a bat I could never use Sometimes the answer is to let go of the question And peace comes from knowing that you know enough Funny or smart or good with your fists Jokes always worked but answers were best It felt good to be needed, but wanted was better It paid to be a good listener Sometimes the answer is to let go of the question And peace comes from knowing that you know enough I was attracted to women and things that were broken 'Cause I knew that I could fix them When the pieces were solid and she was finally happy Then maybe she would love me Sometimes the answer is to let go of the question And peace comes from knowing that you know enough He asked it too - I see that now Lay awake and never worked out how The bat by the bed was his father's before Nobody swings it. Nobody's sure So I set it down beside the bed Quit the questions running through my head No swing, no fix, no reasons in a row Just the quiet I was scared to know Sometimes the answer is to let go of the question And peace comes from knowing that you know enough (you know enough)

Credits

Songwriter: Michael Anthony Rose

Producer: Michael Anthony Rose