The Living Years by Mike And The Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Come beating on your door
I (1)________ that I'm a prisoner
To all my Father held so dear
I (2)________ (3)________ I'm a hostage
To all his hopes and fears
I just (4)________ 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 (5)________ we die)
To admit we don't see eye to eye
So we open up a quarrel
Between the (6)______________ and the past
We only sacrifice the future
It's the bitterness (7)________ 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 (8)________ 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 (9)________ (it's too late)
When we die (oh, when we die)
To (10)__________ 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 (11)________ year
I'm sure I heard his echo
In my baby's new born tears
I just wish I (12)__________ have (13)________ him in the living years
Say it loud, say it clear (oh say it clear)
You can (14)____________ as (15)________ as you hear
It's too (16)________ (it's too late) (17)________ 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 (18)________ up, don't (19)________ in and don't (20)________ away 'til it's too late)
Say it clear
Say it loud (say it loud, say it loud)

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