The Living Years (Live) - Paul Carrack

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 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

Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations They 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 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 get agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talking in defense Say it loud (say it loud) Say it clear (oh say it clear) You can listen as well as you hear It's too late (it's too late) When we die (oh 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 might 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 just might be okay Say it loud (say it loud) Say it clear (oh say it clear) You can listen as well as you hear It's too late (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 And I didn't get to tell him All the things I had to say Thought 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 loud) Say it clear (and say it clear) Say it loud (got to say it loud, say it loud) Say it clear (say it clear) Say it loud (say it loud) Say it clear (and say it clear) Say it loud (say it loud) Say it clear You can listen as well as you hear

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

Well, your friends and their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme And I can't help but have my suspicions, baby 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem You said that you never intended To break up our scene in this way For there ain't any use pretending, babe It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Well, your friends and their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem Well, you said you never intended To break up our scene in this way But there ain't any use in pretending It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Yeah, yeah Oh, ohh Tell me baby Whoa Oh, and your friends with their fancy persuasion Don't admit that it's part of a scheme Can't help but have my suspicions, baby Ain't quite as dumb as I seem Oh, you said you never intended To break up our scene in this way Ain't any use in pretending It could happen to us any day How long has this been going on? How long has this been going on? Tell me baby (How long) How long (Going on) Going on, going on (How long) How long has this been going on? Going on baby, how long?

I'm good and ready Ready as I'll ever be You know I made it through Like I always do Now I'm back but you can't see They call me a sole survivor Now they're gonna set me free You know it took my time Now I'm feeling fine Better than I've ever been, oh I'm good and ready I found a new remedy I felt beaten out of favor Never let it bother me Kept my head above the water And now I'm sitting at the top of the tree You know it hurt my pride Now I'm justified Ready for anything Ready as I'll ever be I'm ready as I'll ever be I'm good and ready Baby, that's the mood I'm in So though you can't have me I can take it on a chip I been rolling with the the fortunes Now I'm itching to get back in the ring You know I'm falling to fight And the time is right I'm ready for anything I'm ready as I'll ever be, oh yeah Yes, I'm ready as I'll ever be You know I took my time Now I'm feeling fine Ready for anything I'm good and ready Baby, that's the mood I'm in I'm good and ready Better than I've ever been I'm good and ready Found a good remedy Took some time, now I'm feeling fine Ready for anything

Hey! When love is blind There ain't a thing you can do Cold taste, no doubt in your mind Every word she says was true Well, you can search the whole world over She ain't ever coming back to you When love is blind It's so easy to believe Every embrace that you share Is in vain upon your memory Well, you can search the whole world over A troubled mind will never set you free When love is blind It's touch and go How it all works out, you'll never know You took a chance, made your bed Now it seems there's a whole lot of trouble ahead Love is blind Love is blind When love is blind You're feeling good and walking tall Whoa, if your head in the clouds You'll never stop to think at all It's just a shame that nobody told you Pride always comes before the fall When love is blind You just won't see It feels so good And it feels so free We're flying high Then it crash and burn Whoa, it's rule number one And the lesson you've learned When love is blind It there ain't a thing you can't control You've got it all figured out One day, it's gonna take its toll It's gonna take sometimes to get over You even make it back at all When love is blind Love is blind When love is blind Love is blind Love is blind