You who are on the road 
Must have a code that you can live by 
And so [bad word] yourself 
Because the past is just a good bye 

Teach your children well 
Their father's [bad word] did 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 will cry 
So just look at them and sigh 
And know they love you 
And know they love you 

And you, of tender years 
Don't know the fears that your elders grew by 
And so please help them with your youth 
They seek the [bad word] before they can die 

Taylor and Zac overlay: 
Can you hear me and do you care, can't you see 
You must be free to teach your children 
What you believe in 
Make a world that we can live in 

Teach your parents well 
Their children's [bad word] did 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 will cry 
So just look at them and sigh 
And know they love you 
And know they love you