Moms and dads break up their gangs   Take away their rollerskates   Give them algebra and trig   Raisins, dates, or figs   But take away the gingerbread and cake      Every husband, every wife, every cop, every teacher   Everybody do the taking away   Every law, every curfew, every Bible-branded textbook   Watch the kiddies do the breaking away      Moms and dads say, "No more bands   No side projects, no solo careers   No young love   No kissing fish   No pets at all   No fun   And I think we've had enough art, Mr. Marks"      Every molecule, every atom   Every single particle down to the quark      Do the breaking apart!      No skateboards, no swimming pools   Until you've finished your state-approved chemistry   Kid! Break it down to the electron and the quark   And please tell us what happens when the particles spark      Every molecule, every atom   Every single particle down to the quark      Do the breaking apart!