SOMEBODY TAUGHT 'EM
(STEVE SESKIN / ALLEN SHAMBLIN)
Black boy white boy fightin' in the school yard
Their silent rage has come to a head
One said somethin' 'bout the color of the other
Now both of those boys are bleedin' red
Go back in time ten years ago
Two newborn babies as sweet as can be
You can blame the parents you can blame the school
I don't have the answer but it occurs to me
CHORUS:
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
Somebody hardened their hearts
Those little angels had no hate in their bones
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
Husband and wife standin' in the kitchen
Carryin' on a war of words
Kids at the table starin' at their plates
Tryin' to ignore what they just heard
Go back in time to mom and dad's upbringing
And it's no surprise how they communicate
It's a circle of sorrow it's a vicious cycle
We learn by example and then we imitate
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
Somebody hardened their hearts
They didn't grow up in a home sweet home
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
BRIDGE:
It's gonna take fathers and mothers
Sisters and brothers
And a whole lotta help from above
Callin' all teachers and preachers
And all of our heroes
To teach our children to love
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
Somebody hardened their hearts
Guess all I can do is start with my own
Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones
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