When you see a little baby See it lying in it's mother's lap It's just the beginning of a thing called the generation gap It's not the difference of age, now Everybody's talking 'bout It's all those no-no's that they call the generation gap
While the grown ups go out, now They go to parties and get stoned But that's something they don't talk about In front of the children at home But they ain't fooling anybody now 'Cause those kids are gonna find it out Yeah, it's just another reason for a thing called the generation gap
Well the generation gap is a mighty, mighty big hole And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those lies that's bein' told Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah You better shut your trap If you expect to narrow the generation gap Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah
Preacher says drinking is a sin That we'll have to pay for But tell me, what's that liquor bottle Doing on the dash of his car? And who's the man who calls Daddy Every time that Mumma's out? Well, do you still wonder why we have that generation gap? The generation gap is a mighty, mighty big hole And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those lies that's bein' told Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah You better shut your trap If you want to help to close that generation gap Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah
The generation gap is a mighty, mighty big hole And you ain't gonna fill it up with all those lies that's bein' told Wah-wah-wah, wah-wah You better button your lip Or else you're gonna lose yourself on your own generation trip