I`m Going To Say It Now — текст песни (Ochs Phil)

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