Newsboys - The Living Years

Chorus / Description : 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

The Living Years 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
Don�??t give up
Don�??t give in
And don�??t know what you can do next

"The Living Years"

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