Lyrics Be Kind To the Growing Mind (feat. The Temptations) - The Temptations , Smokey Robinson

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 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
Say 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
Your little brothers and sisters need
You (We gotta be kind to the growing mind)
Be kind to the growing mind (We gotta be kind to the growing mind)
We gotta be kind to the growing mind
(We gotta be kind to the growing mind)
Tempations telling them (We gotta be kind to the growing mind)
We gotta be kind to the growing mind
(We gotta be kind to the growing mind)