Ochs Phil - I'm Going To Say It Now lyrics

Oh I am just a student, sir And only want to learn But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke Of the books that you like to burn So I'd like to make a promise And I'd like to make a vow That when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now Oh you've given me a number And you've taken off my name To get around this campus Why, you almost need a plane And you're supporting Chang Kai-Shek While I'm supporting Mao So when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now I wish that you'd make up your mind I wish that you'd decide That I should live as freely As those who live outside Cause we also are entitled To the rights to be endowed And when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now Ooh, you'd like to be my father You'd like to be my Dad And give me kisses when I'm good And spank me when I'm bad But since I've left my parents I've forgotten how to bow So when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now And things they might be different If I was here alone But I've got a friend or two Who no longer live at home And we'll respect our elders Just as long as they allow That when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now I've read of other countries Where the students take a stand Maybe even help to overthrow The leaders of the land Now I wouldn't go so far to say We're also learnin' how But when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now So keep right on a-talkin' And tell us what to do If nobody listens My apologies to you And I know that you were younger once 'cause you sure are older now And when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now So I am just a student sir And only want to learn But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke From the books that you like to burn So I'd like to make a promise And I'd like to make a vow That when I've got something to say, sir I'm gonna say it now