Moms and dads break up their gangs
And take away their roller skates
Give them algebra and trig, raisins, dates, or figs
But take away the gingerbread and cake

Every husband, every wife, every cop, every teacher
Everybody do the taking away, do the taking away
And every law, every curfew, ever Bible-branded textbook
Watch the kiddies do the breaking away, they do the breaking away

Moms and dads say no more bands
No side projects, no solo careers
No young love, no kissing fish, no pets at all, no fun
And I think, I think we've had enough art
I think we've had enough, Mr. Marks

And every molecule, every atom
Every single particle down to the quark
And do the breaking apart
And every molecule, every atom
Every single particle down to the quark
And do the breaking apart

No skateboards, no swimming pools
Until you've finished your state approved chemistry
Kid, break it down to the electron and quark
And please tell us what happens when the particles spark

And every molecule, every atom
Every single particle down to the quark
And do the breaking apart
And every molecule, every atom
Every single particle down to the quark
And do the breaking apart