Guarden Mind! Lyrics

Building up a barrier

They ain't gonna take me away from me

Elders always wanna give too much

They want to run my life

They've done their time and now it's mine

We've all got a life of our own

It seems they want to change me

And make me their son - "Guarden Mind!"

Building up a barrier

Independence isn't wrong

We all need space to grow

It's the best way to learn

To be strong

Learn from wrong from right

I can plant ideas how and when I like

In the shade or in the light

Then one day may flourish and bloom

Not too soon

I'll sit in my dark room

And wait for the dawning of the day

I'm living, I'm learning, I'm growing, I'm earning

What one could never give

Experiencing how to live

Without all the hand-me-downs

Am I cruel? Cruel to be kind

I'll stick to my lines, learn in my time

Watch the sun shine - Guarden Mind!"

Building up a barrier

No-one's gonna change my ways

Each to their own, for now let me be

Experience of time makes the wise succeed

"Guarden mind!"

Life's no bed of roses when you're young

That's the way it should be

'The grass is greener on the otherside'

I've heard said many times

I've never agreed with that, to believe

You've gotta be on the otherside

Oh, I lied when one day I found myself

Standing on the otherside

Building up a barrier

Each to their own

Then the next man wouldn't know

What the other had grown - each to their own

We should thrive in our lives

Dwell in our homes

Go alone and live a life of pride

"Guarden mind!"

The same views are handed down from generation to generation

We all go our own way and play with the cards we're dealt

We all do things which we later regret, but that's a part of life

At the time it's the only way

All advice has no part to play

Regrets maybe made, but that's how the game is played

That's how the game is played

"Guarden mind!"

It's a term I use for guarding my views - "Guarden mind!"