Mike And The Mechanics

I know that I'm a prisoner To all my Father held so dear I know that I'm a hostage To all his hopes and fears I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Oh, crumpled bits of paper Filled with imperfect thought Stilted conversations I'm afraid that's all we've got

You say you just don't see it He says it's perfect sense You just can't get agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talking in defence

Say it loud (say it loud), say it clear (oh say it clear) You can listen as well as you hear It's too late (it's too late) when we die (oh when we die) To admit we don't see eye to eye

So we open up a quarrel Between the present and the past We only sacrifice the future It's the bitterness that lasts

So don't yield to the fortunes You sometimes see as fate It may have a new perspective On a different day And if you don't give up, and don't give in You may just be okay

So say it loud, say it clear (oh say it clear) You can listen as well as you hear Because it's too late, it's too late (it's too late) When we die (oh, when we die) To admit we don't see eye to eye

I wasn't there that morning When my Father passed away I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say

I think I caught his spirit Later that same year I'm sure I heard his echo In my baby's new born tears I just wish I could have told him in the living years

Say it loud, say it clear (oh say it clear) You can listen as well as you hear It's too late (it's too late) when we die (it's too late when we die) To admit we don't see eye to eye

So say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud) Say it clear (come on say it clear) Say it loud (Don't give up, don't give in and don't look away 'til it's too late) Say it clear Say it loud (say it loud, say it loud)

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The Living Years Lyrics as written by Mike Rutherford B.a. Robertson

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