[ti:Be Kind To The Growing Mind] [ar:Smokey Robinson/The Temptations] [al:Smoke Signals] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.57]Be Kind To The Growing Mind - Smokey Robinson [00:02.17]Lyrics by:William Robinson, Jr. [00:03.20]Composed by:William Robinson, Jr. [00:08.44]Produced by:Steve Barri/Tony Peluso/Robbie Buchanan [00:11.43]Watch what you say [00:14.25]You gotta speak with a little more discipline [00:19.46]Our little brothers and sisters are listening [00:26.32]There's a subtler way [00:29.32]That you can say any idea you want to express [00:36.70]You can tell them of love without every detail [00:41.75]And let life and time do the rest [00:47.66]Some don't know the meaning of everything you say [00:52.53]But they repeat you anyway [00:56.15]So you've gotta be kind to the growing mind [01:06.58]Said you gotta be kind to the growing mind [01:24.32]Watch what you do [01:27.19]Think of the future people you may be creating [01:32.31]Our little brothers and sisters are imitating [01:39.28]You're a who's who they wanna be like you [01:43.97]So set a positive example [01:50.21]Life is a pie you don't eat all at once [01:54.83]Every now and then you taste another sample [02:00.55]Soon enough they start to find out [02:05.52]What it's all about [02:08.97]So we gotta be kind to the growing mind [02:19.42]Said we gotta be kind to the growing mind [02:33.51]Think about it [02:36.20]Everybody [02:57.96]Watch what you say [03:00.82]You gotta watch what you say and what you do [03:06.02]Our little brothers and sisters look up to you [03:13.31]Now you can be sexy it's alright especially [03:18.07]When it's done at the right time and place [03:23.87]Try to remember that a young mind [03:28.63]Is a terrible thing to waste [03:34.26]Let us remember it's up to you and me [03:39.10]It's our responsibility [03:42.46]Yeah [03:43.16]We gotta be kind to the growing mind [03:52.85]You're little brothers and sister need you be kind [03:58.39]To the growing mind [04:03.24]You and me gotta be kind [04:08.73]To the growing mind [04:13.66]Temptations tell them [04:15.12]We gotta be kind to the growing mind [04:24.11]Oh we gotta be kind to the growing mind [04:33.91]You and me gotta be kind kind kind