Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Every generation Blames the one before And all of their frustrations Come beating on my 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 Just wish I could have told him In the living years Say it loud Ooh, say it loud Say it clear Come on and say it clear You make me feel so As well as you hear 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 Just can't get agreement In this present tense We all talk a different language Talking in defense Say it loud Ooh, say it clear Come on and say it clear As well as you hear Oh, it's too late Ooh, when we die We don't see eye to eye, yeah Oh, oh, oh 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 newborn tears I just wish I could have told him In the living years Say it loud Say it loud Ooh, say it clear Come on and say it clear As well as you hear Oh, it's too late Oh, me, we don't see eye to eye So say it, just say it Say it So say it, just say it You got to, you got to In the living years Say it, say it Say it