Teenagers  Rap

©2004 Lydia Lord

This culture is obsessed with youth!

I don’t get it– that’s the truth

Lookin’ around I have to say

A lot was different, back in the day

Wasn’t much money anywhere

And a kid with money was really rare

Now there’s cell phones, name brand clothes

I had no clue ‘bout any of those

Well, I had clothes, but they weren’t risque’

Saw a lot less skin than you do today

Phones & cars, I guarantee

Just one of each per family

Dad went to work & Mom stayed home

The neighborhood was safe to roam

Safer now to stay indoors

Mom & Dad may be divorced

Sex & drugs were not complex:

Ya didn’t even mention sex

The only drugs I ever met

Were a couple of beers & a cigarette

But that’s all superficial, dude

Still had a teenage attitude

Ya know peer pressure? That’s not new

Fittin’ in then was a big deal, too

Kept our hopes & fears inside

Hormones took us for a ride

Parents didn’t understand

Life was sucky;

life was grand

The bottom line is we were teens

With all the ups & downs that means

And the basic issues tend to stay

So it’s prob’ly sucky & grand today!