Why We Need Idealistic Children
Lyrics
Adolescents don't know at first Where their true feelings belong Intense romantic ? first They almost always get it wrong
This is nowhere near the time When he can show his feelings His fellow teenagers, his ? To go on concealing
He'll find a teacher far too good Worship heroes from fiction Gaze at a star from Hollywood Shyness is his conviction
Dating is a big breakthrough It's an instructive game But because it's all so new Idealism will remain
But even at this late moment There's often sublimation Into a philanthropic bend Or artistic creation
Before a child becomes secure In his sexuality Sex and the love he thinks is pure Are not one personality
A child in his early teens Goes through infatuation Every time it's not what love means It's just idealization
? Or ? caution comes with Realism's growth He finds the course Of true love runs though What suits them both
They discover that they want a love that they taunt ? for true love was détente
Chronology
Baby and Child Care
- The tune was reused in "Digital Man in a Digital House"
Interpretations
- The title is named after Chapter 14 of Spock's Baby and Child Care[1]
- The lyrics are based on Chapter 588 of Baby and Child Care