Youve Got To Be Carefully Taught
James Taylor
You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear. You’ve got to be taught from year to year. It’s got to be drummed... in your dear little ear. You’ve got to be carefully taught. You’ve got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes... are oddly made And people whose skin... is a different shade. You’ve got to be carefully taught. You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late; Before you are six or seven or eight To hate all the people your relatives hate... You’ve got to be carefully taught... You’ve got to be carefully taught.