Don't turn mailboxes into baseballs Don't get busted selling at seventeen Most thoughts deserve two or three more And motor oil is motor oil Just keep the engine clean Keep your eyes on the prize and everything will be fine Long as you stay in school, stay off the hard stuff, And keep it between the lines Don't burn two lanterns at the same time With no ship out on the water to pay your rent Because you live and you learn And sometimes you get burned When your get out done got up Walked out the door and went Do as I say, don't do as I've done It don't have to be like father, like son Don't let them try to up sell you There's a reason they make chocolate and vanilla too If there's any doubt there is no doubt The gut don't ever lie And the only word you'll ever need to know in life is why Keep your head out of the clouds and remember to be kind And just stay in school, stay off the drugs, And keep it between the lines