Li'l lad1
You exist in this world
So you shall have to fight
Just like me
I should know
That life ain't easy
There's adversity
At any time
Li'l lad
There are plenty of good people
But there are bad people too
Alas, 't is true
Just remember
That you'll come to see
That honesty is the best policy2
Trust in me
This life will pass
There's so little time so live 'cause you're free
But make sure you do it wisely, make people happy
Then you'll truly be happy
Because life is so short
Plenty of things will change as you'll get older
Right now you're playing with toys, but that won't last long
It's a shame but you won't stay little
Li'l lad
In school you'll already see
That everything is about marks3 and power
That's what life is
So learn what you need to learn
Because then you will be the last one to laugh
Li'l lad
When you'll grow up
Your father might not be here
Teach4 then
To your own children
The wise lessons of your ol' man
This life will pass
There's so little time so live 'cause you're free
But make sure you do it wisely, make people happy
Then you'll truly be happy
Because life is so short
Plenty of things will change as you'll get older
Right now you're playing with toys, but that won't last long
It's a shame but you won't stay little
Li'l lad
1. little lad2. This is an idiom, literally: honesty takes the longest (time)3. The Dutch system of marking tests in school is in numbers 1-10, so literally it says numbers4. Literally: tell