Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song I'm Going to Say It Now, artist - Phil Ochs. Album song There But For Fortune, in the genre
Date of issue: 13.03.1989
Record label: Elektra
Song language: English
I'm Going to Say It Now |
Phil Ochs |
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 |