The Living Years-Alabama

[ti:The Living Years] [ar:Alabama] [al:In The Mood - The Love Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.21]The Living Years - Alabama [00:06.57] [00:20.02]Every generation [00:20.78] [00:24.85]Blames the one before [00:26.03] [00:29.51]And all of their frustrations [00:31.12] [00:34.05]Come beating on your door [00:35.49] [00:39.12]I know that I'm a prisoner [00:40.79] [00:41.35]To all my father held so dear [00:42.91] [00:43.96]I know that I'm a hostage [00:45.89]To all his hopes and fears [00:47.71] [00:48.39]I just wish I could have told him [00:50.44] [00:51.27]In the living years [00:53.67] [00:57.86]Crumpled bits of paper [00:59.67] [01:02.60]Filled with imperfect thought [01:04.03] [01:07.77]Stilted conversations [01:08.78] [01:12.22]I'm afraid that's all we've got [01:14.17] [01:17.29]You say you just don't see it [01:19.85]He says it's perfect sense [01:21.03] [01:22.23]You just can't get agreement [01:23.47] [01:24.47]In this present tense [01:25.65] [01:26.66]We all talk a different language [01:28.22] [01:29.36]Talking in defense [01:30.42] [01:35.56]Say it loud say it clear [01:41.49] [01:45.36]You can listen as well as you hear [01:49.86] [01:54.83]It's too late when we die [02:00.74] [02:04.48]To admit we don't see eye to eye [02:10.10] [02:14.23]So we open up a quarrel [02:16.41] [02:19.48]Between the present and the past [02:21.15] [02:24.03]We only sacrifice the future [02:25.53] [02:28.34]And it's the bitterness that lasts [02:30.71] [02:34.27]So don't yield to the fortunes [02:36.71]You sometimes see as fate [02:38.64]It may have a new perspective [02:40.56] [02:41.63]On a different day [02:42.55] [02:43.49]And if you don't give up and don't give in [02:46.38]You may just be okay [02:48.10] [02:52.31]Say it loud say it clear [02:59.55] [03:02.57]You can listen as well as you hear [03:07.00] [03:11.74]It's too late when we die [03:17.55] [03:21.44]To admit we don't see eye to eye [03:27.83] [03:32.15]I wasn't there that morning [03:33.76] [03:36.32]When my father passed away [03:37.75] [03:41.32]I didn't get to tell him [03:43.06] [03:45.93]All the things I had to say [03:47.80] [03:51.32]I think I caught his spirit [03:52.76] [03:53.64]Later that same year [03:54.71] [03:55.84]I'm sure I heard his echo [03:57.39] [03:57.96]In my baby's new born tears [03:59.52] [04:00.64]I just wish I could have told him [04:02.63] [04:03.26]In the living years [04:04.95] [04:09.06]Say it loud say it clear [04:15.16] [04:19.10]You can listen as well as you hear [04:23.68] [04:28.26]It's too late when we die [04:34.31] [04:37.92]To admit we don't see eye to eye [04:43.29] [04:48.22]Say it loud say it clear [04:57.24]You can listen as well as you hear [05:03.97] [05:06.20]It's too late when we die [05:13.66] [05:17.73]We don't see eye to eye [05:22.81] [05:26.18]Say it loud say it clear [05:33.92] [05:34.99]You can listen as well as you hear