Parents Are People Lyrics - Free To Be...you And Me - Marlo Thomas & Friends

Mommies are people, people with children 

When mommies were little, they used to be girls 

Like some of you, but then they grew 

And now mommies are women, women with children 

Busy with children, and things that they do 

There are a lot of things a lot of mommies can do 

Some mommies are ranchers, or poetry makers 

Or doctors or teachers, or cleaners or bakers 

Some mommies drive taxis, or sing on TV 

Yeah, mommies can be almost anything they want to be 

Well, they can't be grandfathers, or daddies 

Daddies are people, people with children 

When daddies were little, they used to be boys 

Like some of you, but then they grew 

And now daddies are men, men with children 

Busy with children, and things that they do 

There are a lot of things a lot of daddies can do 

Some daddies are writers, or grocery sellers 

Or painters or welders, or funny-joke tellers 

Some daddies play cello, or sail on the sea 

Yeah, daddies can be almost anything they want to be 

They can't be grandmas or mommies 

Parents are people, parents are people 

People with children, people with children 

When parents were little, they used to be kids 

Like all of you, but then they grew 

And now parents are grown-ups, parents are grown-ups 

Grown-ups with children, grown-ups with children 

Busy with children, and things that they do 

There are a lot of things a lot of mommies 

And a lot of daddies, and a lot of parents can do