Be quiet! Don't make a sound! br Speak when you're spoken to! br What awful fearful bounds br Speaking only on cue br br Poor poor kids br br You can't go out and play today! br It's punishment, unfitting the crime br This parental power display br For kids, like serving hard-time br br Poor poor kids br br Adults wield such power br They must be listened to br They can their poor kids cower br As they dim their kids world view br br Power seeds have been sown br Hopefully they'll not sprout br So when kids are fully grown br Their kids will not self doubtbr br Stanley Cooperbr br