Sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll Now AIDS and crack and video Peace and love in didn't kill us, but making love might What if the hippies were right Turn on, tune in, drop out is back now Let's go online, then go slack Reefers didn't kill us but cigarettes might What if the hippies were right Kids today can't find their way Their hopes and dreams just sink They might learn how to shoot straight in school But they don't learn how to think When I was young it seemed so sure that the future would be bright It might not be hip to say today What if the hippies were right