The Living Years
作词 : Michael Rutherford/BA Robertson
作曲 : Michael Rutherford/BA Robertson
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 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
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 day
And if you don't give up and don't give in
You may just be OK
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
The Living YearsLRC歌词
[00:00.000] 作词 : Michael Rutherford/BA Robertson
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Michael Rutherford/BA Robertson
[00:30.00]Every generation
[00:34.75]Blames the one before
[00:39.50]And all of their frustrations
[00:44.18]Come beating on your door
[00:49.31]I know that I'm a prisoner
[00:51.31]To all my Father held so dear
[00:54.12]I know that I'm a hostage
[00:56.56]To all his hopes and fears
[00:58.75]I just wish I could have told him in the living years
[01:09.18]Crumpled bits of paper
[01:13.99]Filled with imperfect thought
[01:19.24]Stilted conversations
[01:23.31]I'm afraid that's all we've got
[01:28.37]You say you just don't see it
[01:30.81]He says it's perfect sense
[01:33.37]You just can't get agreement
[01:35.93]In this present tense
[01:37.93]We all talk a different language
[01:40.93]Talking in defence
[01:47.11]
[01:49.39]Say it loud say it clear
[01:57.76]You can listen as well as you hear
[02:06.76]It's too late when we die
[02:16.51]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[02:27.02]So we open up a quarrel
[02:31.83]Between the present and the past
[02:36.33]We only sacrifice the future
[02:41.64]It's the bitterness that lasts
[02:46.97]So Don't yield to the fortunes
[02:49.41]You sometimes see as fate
[02:51.53]It may have a new perspective
[02:54.41]On a different day
[02:56.66]And if you don't give up and don't give in
[02:59.41]You may just be OK
[03:04.10]Say it loud say it clear
[03:15.41]You can listen as well as you hear
[03:25.47]It's too late when we die
[03:34.97]To admit we don't see eye to eye
[03:46.10]I wasn't there that morning
[03:49.48]When my Father passed away
[03:55.60]I didn't get to tell him
[03:59.72]All the things I had to say
[04:05.41]I think I caught his spirit
[04:07.85]Later that same year
[04:10.04]I'm sure I heard his echo
[04:12.41]In my baby's new born tears
[04:14.72]I just wish I could have told him in the living years
[04:23.29]
[04:24.42]Say it loud say it clear
[04:33.92]You can listen as well as you hear
[04:43.36]It's too late when we die
[04:53.43]To admit we don't see eye to eye
