The Living Years

Ev'ry generation filled (Db)blames the one before,

and (Ab)all of their frustrations

I'm come (Db)beating on your door.

I (Gb)know that I'm a pris'ner to all my father held so dear,

I (Bbm)know that I'm a hostage to all his hopes and fears.

I just wish I could have told him (Db)in the (Eb)living years.

Oh, crumpled bits of paper

filled (Db)with imperfect thought,

and (Ab)stilted conversations,

I'm (Db)afraid that's all we've got.

You (Gb)say you just don't see it,

to all he says it's perfect sense.

You (Bbm)just can't get agreement to in this present tense.

We all talk a diff'rent language,

(Db)talking (Eb)in defense.

Oh, Say it loud,

say it (Db)clear.

You can (Eb)listen as well as you (Ab)hear.

It's too late when we (Db)die to (Eb)admit we don't see eye to (Ab)eye.

So we crumpled bits of paper

filled (Db)with imperfect thought,

and (Ab)stilted conversations,

I'm (Db)afraid that's all we've got.

You (Gb)say you just don't see it,

to all he says it's perfect sense.

You (Bbm)just can't get agreement to in this present tense.

We all talk a diff'rent language,

(Db)talking (Eb)in defense.

Oh, Say it loud,

say it (Db)clear.

You can (Eb)listen as well as you (Ab)hear.

It's too late when we (Db)die to (Eb)admit we don't see eye to (Ab)eye.

So we Say it loud,

say it (Db)clear.

You can (Eb)listen as well as you (Ab)hear.

It's too late when we (Db)die to (Eb)admit we don't see eye to (Ab)eye.

I Say it loud,

say it (Db)clear.

Say it (Ab)loud,

say it (Db)clear.