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
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 get agreement In this present tense
We all talk a different language
Talkin' in defense
Say it loud say it clear
（You can listen） as well as you hear
It's too late 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 date
And if you don't give up And don't give in You may just be O K
Say it loud say it clear
（You can listen） as well as you hear
Because it's too late 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 clear
（You can listen） as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
（Say it loud）Say it loud say it clear
（You can listen） as well as you hear
Because it's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
I wasn't there that morning
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