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
I just wish i could have told him in the living years
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 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
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
On a different day
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
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
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:29.93]Every generation
[00:34.68]Blames the one before
[00:39.53]And all of their frustrations
[00:44.35]Come beating on your door
[00:49.42]I know that i'm a prisoner
[00:51.23]To all my father held so dear
[00:54.26]I know that i'm a hostage
[00:58.68]I just wish i could have told him in the living years
[01:09.01]Crumpled bits of paper
[01:13.76]Filled with imperfect thought
[01:18.52]Stilted conversations
[01:23.15]I'm afraid that's all we've got
[01:28.52]You say you just don't see it
[01:30.94]He says it's perfect sense
[01:33.43]You just can't get agreement
[01:35.89]In this present tense
[01:38.09]We all talk a different language
[01:41.01]Talking in defence
[01:46.92]Say it loud, say it clear
[01:56.78]You can listen as well as you hear
[02:06.64]It's too late when we die
[02:16.36]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[02:31.58]Between the present and the past
[02:36.41]We only sacrifice the future
[02:41.32]It's the bitterness that lasts
[02:46.94]So don't yield to the fortunes
[02:49.37]You sometimes see as fate
[02:54.37]On a different day
[02:56.30]And if you don't give up, and don't give in
[02:59.50]You may just be o.k.
[03:05.49]Say it loud, say it clear
[03:15.19]You can listen as well as you hear
[03:25.07]It's too late when we die
[03:34.82]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[03:45.81]I wasn't there that morning
[03:50.37]When my father passed away
[03:55.35]I didn't get to tell him
[04:00.05]All the things i had to say
[04:07.91]Later that same year
[04:10.15]I'm sure i heard his echo
[04:12.42]In my baby's new born tears
[04:14.94]I just wish i could have told him in the living years
[04:23.21]Say it loud, say it clear
[04:33.81]You can listen as well as you hear
[04:43.39]It's too late when we die
[04:53.24]To admit we don't see eye to eye
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
I just wish i could have told him in the living years
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 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
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
On a different day
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
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
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:29.93]Every generation
[00:34.68]Blames the one before
[00:39.53]And all of their frustrations
[00:44.35]Come beating on your door
[00:49.42]I know that i'm a prisoner
[00:51.23]To all my father held so dear
[00:54.26]I know that i'm a hostage
[00:58.68]I just wish i could have told him in the living years
[01:09.01]Crumpled bits of paper
[01:13.76]Filled with imperfect thought
[01:18.52]Stilted conversations
[01:23.15]I'm afraid that's all we've got
[01:28.52]You say you just don't see it
[01:30.94]He says it's perfect sense
[01:33.43]You just can't get agreement
[01:35.89]In this present tense
[01:38.09]We all talk a different language
[01:41.01]Talking in defence
[01:46.92]Say it loud, say it clear
[01:56.78]You can listen as well as you hear
[02:06.64]It's too late when we die
[02:16.36]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[02:31.58]Between the present and the past
[02:36.41]We only sacrifice the future
[02:41.32]It's the bitterness that lasts
[02:46.94]So don't yield to the fortunes
[02:49.37]You sometimes see as fate
[02:54.37]On a different day
[02:56.30]And if you don't give up, and don't give in
[02:59.50]You may just be o.k.
[03:05.49]Say it loud, say it clear
[03:15.19]You can listen as well as you hear
[03:25.07]It's too late when we die
[03:34.82]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[03:45.81]I wasn't there that morning
[03:50.37]When my father passed away
[03:55.35]I didn't get to tell him
[04:00.05]All the things i had to say
[04:07.91]Later that same year
[04:10.15]I'm sure i heard his echo
[04:12.42]In my baby's new born tears
[04:14.94]I just wish i could have told him in the living years
[04:23.21]Say it loud, say it clear
[04:33.81]You can listen as well as you hear
[04:43.39]It's too late when we die
[04:53.24]To admit we don't see eye to eye
Chris de Burgh - The Living Years
Every generation, blames the one before
And all of their frustrations, come beating on your door
I know that I'm a...
Looking back over my shoulder
I can see that look in your eye
I never dreamed it could be over
I never wanted to say goodbye
Looking back over my shou...
You can't forgive and you won't forget
We did something that we both regret
I held my breath while you took your time
To tell the world what's yours i...
There may be some things about me
Things you don't want to hear
For the rumours that precede me
May be very true i fear
They tell you i will deceive y...
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 dea...
Looking back over my shoulder
I can see that look in your eye
I never dreamed it could be over
I never wanted to say goodbye
Looking back over my shou...
A single failure
A little slip
A misdemeanour
A little trip
Does this condemn me
Lock me away?
Before you turn the key
I have one more thing to say
To...
I don't like you but i love you,
Seems that i'm always thinking of you.
Oh, you treat me badly i love you madly;
You really got a hold on me,
You real...