The Living Years Lyrics

Song	The Living Years
Artist	Mike And The Mechanics
Album	20th Century Masters: The Best Of 1989
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[00:01.00]	Chris de Burgh - The Living Years
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[00:29.30]	Every generation, blames the one before
[00:37.48]	And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
[00:47.20]	I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear
[00:53.66]	I know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears
[00:58.21]	I just wish I could have told him in the living years
[01:05.09]
[01:07.57]	Crumpled bits of paper
[01:12.41]	Filled with imperfect thoughts
[01:16.49]	Stilted conversations, I'm afraid that's all we've got
[01:26.59]	You say you just don't see it, he says its perfect sense
[01:32.71]	You just can't get agreement, in this present tense
[01:37.30]	We all talk a different language, talking in defense
[01:44.71]
[01:46.21]	So say it loud
[01:51.32]	Say it clear
[01:55.34]	You can listen as well as you hear
[02:04.71]	It's too late (it's too late)
[02:11.13]	When we die (when we die)
[02:15.88]	To admit we don't see eye to eye
[02:24.70]
[02:26.60]	So we open up the quarrel
[02:30.92]	Between the present and the past
[02:34.64]	We only sacrifice the future
[02:39.77]	It's the bitterness that lasts
[02:45.12]	So don't yield to the fortunes
[02:49.00]	You sometimes see as fate
[02:51.00]	It may have a new perspective on a different day
[02:55.85]	And if you don't give up, and don't give in, you may just be OK
[03:03.54]
[03:04.20]	So say it say it say it loud
[03:09.78]	Say it clear
[03:14.63]	You can listen as well as you hear
[03:23.74]	Cos it's too late (it's too late)
[03:29.36]	When we die (when we die)
[03:34.31]	To admit we don't see eye to eye
[03:43.59]
[03:45.13]	I wasn't there that morning
[03:48.07]	When my father passed away
[03:53.62]	I didn't get to tell him, all the things I had to say
[04:04.06]	I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
[04:09.61]	I’m sure I heard his echo in my baby's newborn tears
[04:14.32]	I just, wish I could have told him in the living years
[04:21.29]
[04:22.22]	So say it say it say it loud
[04:28.34]	Say it clear
[04:32.95]	You can listen as well as you hear
[04:41.59]	Cos it's too late (it's too late)
[04:47.55]	When we die (when we die)
[04:52.36]	To admit we don't see eye to eye
[05:01.31]
[05:02.34]	Yes it's too late (it's too late)
[05:07.29]	When we die (when we die)
[05:12.15]	To admit we don't see eye to eye
[05:21.82]
[05:22.62]	Every generation…
[05:26.32]
[05:29.58]
[05:36.21]

[00:01.00]	Chris de Burgh The Living Years
[00:03.00]
[00:05.00]
[00:07.00]
[00:29.30]	Every generation, blames the one before
[00:37.48]	And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
[00:47.20]	I know that I' m a prisoner to all my father held so dear
[00:53.66]	I know that I' m a hostage to all his hopes and fears
[00:58.21]	I just wish I could have told him in the living years
[01:05.09]
[01:07.57]	Crumpled bits of paper
[01:12.41]	Filled with imperfect thoughts
[01:16.49]	Stilted conversations, I' m afraid that' s all we' ve got
[01:26.59]	You say you just don' t see it, he says its perfect sense
[01:32.71]	You just can' t get agreement, in this present tense
[01:37.30]	We all talk a different language, talking in defense
[01:44.71]
[01:46.21]	So say it loud
[01:51.32]	Say it clear
[01:55.34]	You can listen as well as you hear
[02:04.71]	It' s too late it' s too late
[02:11.13]	When we die when we die
[02:15.88]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[02:24.70]
[02:26.60]	So we open up the quarrel
[02:30.92]	Between the present and the past
[02:34.64]	We only sacrifice the future
[02:39.77]	It' s the bitterness that lasts
[02:45.12]	So don' t yield to the fortunes
[02:49.00]	You sometimes see as fate
[02:51.00]	It may have a new perspective on a different day
[02:55.85]	And if you don' t give up, and don' t give in, you may just be OK
[03:03.54]
[03:04.20]	So say it say it say it loud
[03:09.78]	Say it clear
[03:14.63]	You can listen as well as you hear
[03:23.74]	Cos it' s too late it' s too late
[03:29.36]	When we die when we die
[03:34.31]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[03:43.59]
[03:45.13]	I wasn' t there that morning
[03:48.07]	When my father passed away
[03:53.62]	I didn' t get to tell him, all the things I had to say
[04:04.06]	I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
[04:09.61]	I' m sure I heard his echo in my baby' s newborn tears
[04:14.32]	I just, wish I could have told him in the living years
[04:21.29]
[04:22.22]	So say it say it say it loud
[04:28.34]	Say it clear
[04:32.95]	You can listen as well as you hear
[04:41.59]	Cos it' s too late it' s too late
[04:47.55]	When we die when we die
[04:52.36]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[05:01.31]
[05:02.34]	Yes it' s too late it' s too late
[05:07.29]	When we die when we die
[05:12.15]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[05:21.82]
[05:22.62]	Every generation
[05:26.32]
[05:29.58]
[05:36.21]

[00:01.00]	Chris de Burgh The Living Years
[00:03.00]
[00:05.00]
[00:07.00]
[00:29.30]	Every generation, blames the one before
[00:37.48]	And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
[00:47.20]	I know that I' m a prisoner to all my father held so dear
[00:53.66]	I know that I' m a hostage to all his hopes and fears
[00:58.21]	I just wish I could have told him in the living years
[01:05.09]
[01:07.57]	Crumpled bits of paper
[01:12.41]	Filled with imperfect thoughts
[01:16.49]	Stilted conversations, I' m afraid that' s all we' ve got
[01:26.59]	You say you just don' t see it, he says its perfect sense
[01:32.71]	You just can' t get agreement, in this present tense
[01:37.30]	We all talk a different language, talking in defense
[01:44.71]
[01:46.21]	So say it loud
[01:51.32]	Say it clear
[01:55.34]	You can listen as well as you hear
[02:04.71]	It' s too late it' s too late
[02:11.13]	When we die when we die
[02:15.88]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[02:24.70]
[02:26.60]	So we open up the quarrel
[02:30.92]	Between the present and the past
[02:34.64]	We only sacrifice the future
[02:39.77]	It' s the bitterness that lasts
[02:45.12]	So don' t yield to the fortunes
[02:49.00]	You sometimes see as fate
[02:51.00]	It may have a new perspective on a different day
[02:55.85]	And if you don' t give up, and don' t give in, you may just be OK
[03:03.54]
[03:04.20]	So say it say it say it loud
[03:09.78]	Say it clear
[03:14.63]	You can listen as well as you hear
[03:23.74]	Cos it' s too late it' s too late
[03:29.36]	When we die when we die
[03:34.31]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[03:43.59]
[03:45.13]	I wasn' t there that morning
[03:48.07]	When my father passed away
[03:53.62]	I didn' t get to tell him, all the things I had to say
[04:04.06]	I think I caught his spirit, later that same year
[04:09.61]	I' m sure I heard his echo in my baby' s newborn tears
[04:14.32]	I just, wish I could have told him in the living years
[04:21.29]
[04:22.22]	So say it say it say it loud
[04:28.34]	Say it clear
[04:32.95]	You can listen as well as you hear
[04:41.59]	Cos it' s too late it' s too late
[04:47.55]	When we die when we die
[04:52.36]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[05:01.31]
[05:02.34]	Yes it' s too late it' s too late
[05:07.29]	When we die when we die
[05:12.15]	To admit we don' t see eye to eye
[05:21.82]
[05:22.62]	Every generation
[05:26.32]
[05:29.58]
[05:36.21]

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