'A code that you can live by'

I travelled down to London in 1974, I think - to watch Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young play a live concert at Wembley Stadium - the warm up act was Joni Mitchell.

Now I'm not sure how many teachers were in the audience of 70,000 or so fans.

But as the song says: - Teach Your Children Well - because they must have a code that they can live by.

Don't we all?


Teach Your Children (CSNY)

You, who are on the road must have a code that you can live by.

And so become yourself because the past is just a good bye.

Teach your children well, their father's hell did slowly go by,

And feed them on your dreams, the one they picked, the one you're known by.

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you you would cry,

So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.


And you, of the tender years can't know the fears that your elders grew by,

And so please help them with your years, they seek the truth before they can die.

Teach your parents well, their children's hell will slowly go by,

And feed them on your dreams, the one they picked, the one you're known by.

Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,

So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.