Children of the 60's

We are children of the 60's and changing times.

Witness to an escalation of the Vietnam war, 

anti-war protests, the civil rights movement,

the feminist movement, and sexual revolution.

We were the love generation, the hippie generation,

and the counterculture movement.

Psychedelic colors, drugs, and rock music

were an integral part of our world.

We saw the assassination of President Kennedy,

and Dr. Martin Luther King's March on Washington.

We all believed when he spoke so eloquently,

about having a dream for a better tomorrow.

We challenged our government,
and brought great change politically and socially.
We were young Americans rebelling against tradition,
men wore long hair and women miniskirts.

We embraced Mother Nature,
and became environmentalists.
Demanding change and protection,
through political activism.

We saw the Soviet Luna 9 land on the moon,
and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon.
The FDA approved the first birth control pill,
changing how we looked at sexuality, and sexual freedom.

There were those who dismissed us,

and a prior generation who did not understand us.

We were the generation of sex, drugs and rock & roll,

and we survived a multitude of changes,

We are the children of the 60's,

witness to war, protests, and more.

Although so much has changed,

we still believe in peace, love, compassion, and acceptance.