The Living Years by Mike The Mechanics

"The Living Years" is a soft rock ballad written by B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford, and recorded by Rutherford's rock band Mike & The Mechanics. It was released in December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in the United States as the second single from their album Living Years. The song was a chart hit around the world, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 25, 1989, the band's only #1 on that chart, and reaching #1 in Australia, Canada and Ireland and #2 in the UK. .