Different

A father tucked a little girl
 Into bed last night
 "Tell me," said the little girl
 "What's wrong and what is right"
 I learned to always tell the truth
 Be honest, never lie
 I'm punished when I tell a fib
 So I've got to ask you why
 When grandpa called up on the phone
 You said to say you weren't at home...
 That's different
 Is what her father told her
 It's different
 You'll understand when you get older
 Sometimes grownups have to lie
 But kids should never... don't ask why
 It's just different
 A father tucked a little girl
 Into bed last night
 "Tell me," said the little girl
 "What's wrong and what is right"
 I was taught to clean my room
 To pick up all my mess
 To leave it cleaner than before
 But I must confess
 It's so confusing when I find
 The garbage grownups leave behind...
 That's different
 Is what her father told her
 It's different
 You'll understand when you get older
 It's complicated, yes it's true
 There're limits to what we can do
 It's just different
 A father tucked a little girl
 Into bed last night
 "Tell me," said the little girl
 "What's wrong and what is right"
 In school we're taught to settle fights
 With words instead of fists
 It takes courage to control
 It's stronger to resist
 What are all these lessons for
 When we're so quick to go to war?
 That's different
 Is what her father told her
 It's different
 You'll understand when you get older
 Despite the lessons learned in schools
 Grownups get to fudge the rules
 It's just different
 Parents find it great relief
 To compromise all their beliefs
 It's different
 Than what we thought we'd see
 So different
 Than what it ought to be
 Imagine how our world would seem
 If we all lived up to our dreams
 It'd be different