The Lovin' Spoonful Younger Generation

Why must every generation
think their folks are square?
And no matter where their heads are
They know Mom's aint there
Cause I swore when I was small
that I'd remember when
I knew what's wrong
with them that I was smaller than
Determined to remember all the cardinal rules
Like sun showers are legal grounds for cutting school
I know I have forgotten maybe one or two
And I hope that I recall them all before the baby's due
And I know he'll have a question or two
Like "Hey pop can I go ride my Zoom?, it goes 200 miles per hour suspended on balloons. And can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongue, and imagine frothing dragons while you sit and wreck your lungs?"

And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generation
And then I'll know that all I've learned my kid assumes
And all my deepest worries must be his cartoons
And still I'll try to tell him all the things I've done
Relating to what he can do when he becomes a man
And still he'll stick his fingers in the fan
And "Hey pop, my girlfriend's only 3, she's got her own videophone and she's a taking LSD. And now that we're best friends she wants to give a bit to me. And what's the matter Daddy, how come you're turning green. Can it be that you can't live up to your dreams?