The Lovin' Spoonful - Money Lyrics
Why must every generation think their folks are squareAnd no matter where their heads are, they know Mom?s ain?t there'Cause I swore when I was small that I?d remember whenI knew what?s wrong with them, that I was smaller thenDetermined to remember all the card'nal rulesLike sun showers are legal grounds for cuttin' schoolI know I have forgotten maybe one or twoAnd I hope that I recall them all before the baby?s dueAnd I know he?ll have a question or twoLike "Hey, Pop, can I go ride my zoomIt goes two hundred miles an hour suspended on balloonsAnd can I put a droplet of this new stuff on my tongueAnd imagine frothing dragons while you sit and wreck your lungs"And I must be permissive, understanding of the younger generationThen I?ll know that all I?ve learned my kid assumesAnd all my deepest worries must be his cartoonsAnd still I?ll try to them him all the things I?ve doneRelating to what he can do when he becomes a manAnd still he?ll stick his fingers in the fanAnd "Hey, Pop, my girlfriend?s only threeShe?s got her own videophone and she?s taking L.S.D.And now that we?re best friends, she wants to give a bit to meBut what?s the matter Daddy, how come you?re turning green?Can it be that you can?t live up to your dreams?"
