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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mike + The Mechanics
Vocals
Mike Rutherford
Bass Guitar
Geoff Callingham
Musician
Mike Bowen
Musician
Adrian Lee
Keyboards
King's House School Choir
Choir
Andrew Roachford
Vocals
Sal Gallina
Keyboards
L. Juby
Keyboards
Peter Van Hooke
Drums
Luís Jardim
Percussion
Paul Carrack
Vocals
Gary Wallis
Drums
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
B. A. Robertson
Keyboards
Alan Murphy
Guitar
Paul Young
Vocals
Alan Carvell
Background Vocals
Anthony Drennan
Guitar
Christopher Neil
Background Vocals
Michael Stuckey
Conductor
Tim Renwick
Guitar
Tim Howar
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Rutherford
Songwriter
B. A. Robertson
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dale Newman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Paul Gumersall
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Rutherford
Producer
Geoff Callingham
Assistant Recording Engineer
Pud Jones
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Bowen
Assistant Recording Engineer
Geoff Banks
Assistant Recording Engineer
Terry Irwin
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nick Davis
Recording Engineer
Harry Rutherford
Recording Engineer
Christopher Neil
Producer
Lyrics
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
More 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 loud (say it clear) oh, say it clear
(You can listen as well as you hear)
(It's too late) it's too late (when we die) oh, 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 last
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 OK
So say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud)
(Say it clear) oh, say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
Because it's too late (it's too late)
It's too late (when we die) oh, 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
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
So say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud)
(Say it clear) come on say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
(It's too late) it's too late
(When we die) it's too late when we die
(To admit we don't see eye to eye)
Hey, so say it, say it, say it loud (say it loud)
Say it loud (say it clear) come on say it clear
(Say it loud, say it clear) don't give up, don't give in, and don't look back 'til it's too late
Come on say it (say it loud) say it loud, say it loud
Writer(s): Mike Rutherford, Ba Robertson
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