I think Michael MacDonald sang it. Just a reminder- it goes something like this.. . .. . .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...... .
2006-11-15 10:23:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Mike Rutherford, and yes a poignant reminder of taking care of relational business today, not tomorrow. Prompted me to reconcile some issues with aging Dad
Living Years - Mike + the Mechanics
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
2006-11-15 10:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by pops 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In The Living Years Lyrics
2016-11-06 22:42:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if I can say that it has had an "impact" on my life, but every time I hear it, I really do listen to the lyrics and mull them over. There is a lot of wisdom in that song.
2006-11-15 10:41:20 · answer #3 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was Mike and the Mechanics, but yes it did, it made me realize to spend as much time as I could with my family.
2006-11-15 10:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the most inspirational song of the 80s for sure
2006-11-15 10:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Peace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll admit -- I sing along every time I hear this on the radio. And, I get goosebumps. (I'm a dork, huh?) :D
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2006-11-15 10:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by twowords 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was Bruce Hornsby----and EW!
OK, sorry, Mike and the Mechanics, but still Ew...
2006-11-15 10:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
never heard of it
2006-11-15 10:27:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
that was soo 9 years ago...
Get a grip.
2006-11-15 10:38:15 · answer #9 · answered by 0+2 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋