Teach Your Children

The lyrics describe care flowing between generations. Adults are urged to guide children, but young people are also asked to help their parents understand them. The mood is tender and reassuring, though it carries sadness: both generations have fears and painful experiences, yet love can connect them.

“On the road” suggests moving through life and needing principles to guide one’s choices. “The past is just a goodbye” can mean people should not be trapped by earlier pain; they can grow into themselves. The repeated image of feeding children “on your dreams” suggests sharing hopes while allowing children to choose their own path. The lines about not asking why imply that some feelings or troubles may be too painful to explain easily.

The song’s advice is not simply that parents know best: its reversal, “Teach your parents well,” gives the young a role in helping older people see new truths. “Their hell” and “their children’s hell” may refer broadly to private struggles rather than one specific kind of suffering. The lyric seems to favor patience and trust over demanding explanations, but this is not presented as a complete solution; it offers love and understanding as a way to face difficulties together.