The Living Years by Mike And The Mechanics

Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of (1)__________ frustrations
Come beating on your door
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 (2)________ 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 (3)________ can't get agreement
In this (4)______________ tense
We all (5)________ a different language
Talking in defence
Say it loud (say it loud), say it clear (oh say it clear)
You can (6)____________ 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 (7)________ (8)__________________ the future
It's the bitterness that lasts
So don't (9)__________ to the fortunes
You sometimes see as fate
It may have a new perspective
On a (10)__________________ day
And if you don't (11)________ 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 (12)________ morning
When my Father (13)____________ away
I didn't get to tell him
All the things I had to say
I think I (14)____________ his spirit
Later that (15)________ year
I'm (16)________ I (17)__________ his echo
In my baby's new (18)________ tears
I just (19)________ I could (20)________ 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 (21)________ (say it loud)
Say it (22)__________ (come on say it clear)
Say it loud
(Don't (23)________ up, don't give in and don't (24)________ (25)________ 'til it's too late)
Say it clear
Say it loud (say it loud, say it loud)

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