Sometimes,sometimes I wish
That I'd said what was on my mind
Wish I didn't leave it such a long,long time
Wish I'd said it way back in the living year
Every generation
Blames the one before
And all of their frustrations
Just 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 that I could have told him in the living years
Oh,oh,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
You just can't get agreement
In the present tense,we all
Talk a different language
Talking in defense,hm,hm,hm,hm
(Say it loud),say it loud
(Say it clear) and say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear,oh,yeah
(It's too late),it's too late
(When we die),,ooh,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 might 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.
Ooh,ooh,ooh,(say it loud),say it loud
(Say it clear),and say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
(It's too late),it's gonna be too late
(When we die),oh,oh,when we die
(To admit)we don't see eye to eye
Well,I wasn't there that morning
When my Father passed away
And I didn't get to tell him
All of the things I had to say
I thought 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 that I could have told him in the living years
So,say it loud
Say it loud,(say it clear),and say it clear
(You can listen) as well as you hear
(It's too late),it is just too late
(When we die),too late when we die
(To admit) we don't see eye to eye
Say it loud,(say it loud)
(Say it clear)say it loud and say it clear
(Say it loud),say it loud
(Say it clear),oh,oh,say it clear
(Say it loud),say it loud
(Say it clear),I don't want go forever
(Say it loud),say it loud
(Say it clear),oh,oh,say it clear