You, who are on the road must have a code, that you can live by,
And so, become yourself because the past is just a goodbye.
Teach your children well their father’s hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams. The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by.
Don’t you ever ask them why? If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
(can you hear) (do you care?)
And you of tender years
(do you see) (must be free to)
Can’t know the fears that your elders grew by
(teach your children) (you believe it)
And so please help them with your youth
(make a world that) (we can live in)
They seek the truth before they can die.
Teach your parents well, their children’s hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams the one they picked, the one you’ll know by.
Don’t you ever ask them why? If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
1968 – Graham Nash – Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Album: Déjà Vu