Lyrics:

Every generation - blames the one before
And all of their 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

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
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

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 clear
Say it loud, say it clear
Don't give up - don't give in
And don't know what you can do next