be kind to the growing mind

watch what you say

you gotta speak with a little more discipline

our little brothers and sisters are listening

there's a subtler way

that you can say any idea you want to express

you can tell them of love without every detail

and let life and time do the rest

some don't know the meaning of everything you say

but they repeat you anyway

so you've gotta be kind to the growing mind

said you gotta be kind to the growing mind

watch what you do

think of the future

people

you may be creating

our little brothers and sisters are imitating

you're a who's who

they wanna be like you

so set a positive example

life is a pie you don't eat all at once

every now and then you taste another sample

soon enough

they start to find out

what it's all about

so we gotta be kind to the growing mind

said we gotta be kind to the growing mind

think about it

everybody

watch what you say

you gotta watch what you say and what you do

our little brothers and sisters look up to you

now you can be sexy

it's alright especially

when it's done at the right time and place

try to remember that a young mind

is a terrible thing to waste

let us remember it's up to you and me

it's our responsibility

yeah

we gotta be kind to the growing mind

you're little brothers and sister need you to be

we gotta be kind to the growing mind

you and me

gotta be

we gotta be kind to the growing mind

temptations

tell them

oh

yeah

we gotta be kind to the growing mind

oh

we gotta be kind to the growing mind

you and me

gotta be

kind

kind

kind

we gotta be kind to the growing mind.