Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating at 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 (Say it loud) Say it loud (say it clear) Would you say it clear (You can listen) as well as you hear (It's too late) 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 Oh Crumpled bits of paper Filled with imperfect thoughts 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 find agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talkin' in defense (Say it loud) Say it loud (say it clear) Say it clear now (You can listen) You can listen as well as you hear (It's too late) It's too late now 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 So say it say it say it loud (Say it loud Say it loud) (say it clear) Say it 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
[00:09.75]Every generation [00:14.36]Blames the one before [00:18.93]And all of their frustrations [00:23.41]Come beating at your door [00:28.33]I know that I'm a prisoner to all my father held so dear [00:32.67]I know that I'm a hostage [00:34.98]To all his hopes and fears [00:37.01]I just wish I could have told him [00:40.70]In the living years [00:45.74](Say it loud) Say it loud [00:50.37](say it clear) Would you say it clear [00:54.99](You can listen) as well as you hear [01:04.32](It's too late) It's too late It's too late [01:09.08](when we die) It's too late when we die [01:13.63](To admit) we don't see eye to eye [01:22.77]Oh Crumpled bits of paper [01:28.10]Filled with imperfect thoughts [01:33.52]Stilted conversations [01:37.69]I'm afraid that's all we've got [01:42.93]You say you just don't see it [01:44.95]He says it's perfect sense [01:47.28]You just can't find agreement [01:49.69]In this present tense [01:51.83]We all talk a different language [01:55.90]Talkin' in defense [02:00.37](Say it loud) Say it loud [02:04.92](say it clear) Say it clear now [02:09.68](You can listen) You can listen as well as you hear [02:18.94](It's too late) It's too late now It's too late [02:23.65](when we die) oh when we die [02:28.36](To admit) we don't see eye to eye [02:38.44]I wasn't there that morning [02:43.16]When my father passed away [02:47.84]I didn't get to tell him [02:52.31]All the things I had to say [02:57.14]I think I caught his spirit [02:59.68]Later that same year [03:01.77]I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's new born tears [03:06.17]I just wish I could have told him [03:09.56]In the living years [03:13.85]So say it say it say it loud [03:16.09](Say it loud Say it loud) [03:19.55](say it clear) Say it say it clear [03:24.18](You can listen) as well as you hear [03:33.51](It's too late) It's too late [03:38.15](when we die) It's too late when we die [03:42.81](To admit) we don't see eye to eye
