Een van de redenen waarom ik de aanduiding “jongere” niet waardeerde als jongere was hoe het uitdrukte dat je maar net kwam kijken. Maar jongeren werden ook gefetisjeerd als in het bezit van een begeerlijke eigenschap. Jong zijn. Ja, dat wil iedereen wel.
Maar ze moeten wel braaf naar school en hun kop houden. De cirkel is bijna gesloten.
Here they come
Here they come
Here they come, yeah
Some are walking, some are riding
Here they come, yeah
And some are flying, some just gliding
Released after years of being kept in hiding
They’re climbing up the ladder rung by rung
Enter the young, yeah
Yeah, they’ve learned how to think
Enter the young, yeah
More than you think they think
Not only learned to think, but to care
Not only learned to think, but to dare
Enter the young
Yeah, here they come some with questions, some decisions
Here they come And some with facts and some with visions
Of a place to multiply without the use of divisions
To win a prize that no one’s ever won
Enter the young, yeah
Yeah, they’ve learned how to think
Enter the young, yeah
More than you think they think
Not only learned to think, but to care
Not only learned to think, but to dare
Enter the young
Here they come, yeah
Some are laughing, some are crying
Here they come
And some are doing, some are trying
Some are selling, some are buying
Some are living, some are dying
But demanding recognition one by one
Enter the young, yeah
Yeah, they’ve learned how to think
Enter the young, yeah
More than you think they think
Not only learned to think, but to care
Not only learned to think, but to dare
Enter the young
Enter the young, The Association, 1966
