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 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
This is for all those who have lost a dad in these circumstances
I can kind of relate to this
It’s a beautiful song.
I keep playing it it reminds me I have to tell my dad how I feel as we have a difficult relationship
I want him to know that however our differences I love him and how proud of him I am. Since I lost my mum I’ve made several attempts to be close to him it’s what my mum would want for us. I accept he’s old fashioned that they don’t show emotion but I don’t want to live with the regret of not trying to put things right between us
Nothing I have done in my life has made my dad proud. He wanted me to follow in my mums steps to make a career in music like my mum did. He says I’m a failure but he doesn’t seem to understand I had to make my own way in the world follow my own path. This has caused terrible arguments between us sometimes violent incidents my dad instigated infront of my mum. My dad is difficult to have a conversation with but in all of what’s happened I’ve fought him to have the future I want. This song is about my dad and I